Reuters - "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," the first big-screen adaptation of Walt Disney Co's popular TV movie franchise, graduated top of the class during its first weekend in North American theaters, according to preliminary sales estimates issued on Saturday.

AP - It was the cradle of Jennifer Hudson's greatest triumphs. It's now the scene of her darkest hour.

AP - "Saturday Night Live" just won't be the same without Amy Poehler — who delivered a baby boy hours before the "Baby Mama" star was to appear on the NBC show.

AP - Authorities investigating the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were searching for the missing 7-year-old nephew of the Oscar-winning actress.

AP - Vanessa Hudgens, who was home schooled, says starring in the "High School Musical" movies allowed her to live the rites of passage she missed.

AP - These days, most celebrities trade on their fame for fashion lines, fragrances, reality shows and blogs. Now, some 40 famous folks — from Scarlett Johansson to Jared Leto — will be able to trade their fame with each other.

AP - The mother and brother of Jennifer Hudson were found shot dead Friday at a South Side home, and police were looking for a missing child who is the nephew of the singer and Oscar-winning actress.

AP - Jerry Lewis made an anti-gay slur on Australian television similar to one he apologized for using on his annual telethon a year ago.

AP - When Paul Hodges lost his job as a newspaper librarian this summer, he cut back on junk food, canceled his Netflix subscription, went back to his old DVDs and tried to stop buying new ones.

E! Online - The 90210 hotties have just given us one more reason to love 'em: They have a sensitive side, and they ain't afraid to show it!

AP - Matt Damon is honored that the most recent celebrity of the presidential campaign — "Joe the Plumber" — dropped his name in an interview.

Reuters - Oscar winner Javier Bardem, hot off Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," will star in the drama "Biutiful," playing a man searching for balance and his children's safety after a broken love affair.

AP - Playwright-screenwriter Alan Bennett is donating his literary archive to Oxford University's Bodleian Library.