Reuters - Hard-rock band Disturbed claims its third Billboard 200 No. 1 with "Indestructible," which bowed atop the album chart Wednesday.

AP - The excessive leaks and bootlegging of Lil Wayne's new album haven't prevented it from being a hot seller: The rapper's "Tha Carter III" sold 423,000 copies in its first day of release, according to Billboard magazine, citing figures from Nielsen SoundScan.

AP - J.C. Watts thinks the uproar over statements by Barack Obama's one-time pastor illustrates the need for a national black TV news channel.

Reuters - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc Chief Executive Susan Lyne is stepping down after nearly four years of navigating the lifestyle brand through quarterly losses and the brief imprisonment of its founder.

Reuters - The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday continued its campaign against a rival actors' union's tentative contract with Hollywood producers.

Reuters - The Hurricane Katrina chronicle "Trouble the Water," winner of this year's Sundance Grand Jury documentary prize, has been picked up for U.S. distribution by Zeitgeist Films.

Reuters - The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on Tuesday by Columbia Pictures.

Reuters - The New York Times Co said on Wednesday it has named Celia Irvine as chief executive of its About Group unit, which operates websites About.com and ConsumerSearch.com.

Reuters - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc chief executive Susan Lyne is stepping down after nearly four years of navigating the lifestyle brand through quarterly losses and the brief imprisonment of its founder.