Reuters - It was a veritable Geek Pride Day on Thursday as the 39th annual Comic-Con opened its doors to 125,000 comic book fans, many outfitted in superhero regalia, from masks and capes to Batman-themed yarmulkes.

Reuters - France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, shot to the top of the pop charts with her latest album in its first full week on sale, a music industry body reported.

Reuters - An insurgent faction within the Screen Actors Guild has launched a campaign to wrest control of the powerful union from leaders they blame for stalemated contract talks with major Hollywood studios.

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.

Reuters - Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission have reached an agreement to approve Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Reuters - Tribune Co on Wednesday narrowed the potential list of bidders for the storied Chicago Cubs baseball team to three to five groups bidding $1 billion or more, according to sources briefed on the matter.

Reuters - The merger of the two U.S. satellite radio companies was poised for approval as a pivotal member of the Federal Communications Commission neared agreement to cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the deal, a source familiar with the merger review said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Clear Channel Communications Inc said on Wednesday it settled lawsuits against Tribune Co and several former Clear Channel employees lured away by the newspaper publisher and broadcaster.

Reuters - Tribune Co has no plans to sell other newspapers in 2008 after agreeing to sell Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp, Chief Executive Sam Zell told employees on a conference call.