AP – Lawyers in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial began questioning prospective jurors Monday, asking some 60 people their attitudes about prescription drug use and whether a separate case against Michael Jackson’s doctor would affect their views.
AP – Most of the roughly 50 abandoned dogs parading under the oaks at New Orleans City Park on Monday were bound for a pet adoption program in Virginia, but two were headed for California with their new owner, actress Pamela Anderson.
AP – What should a photographer shoot when he’s entrusted with the very last roll of Kodachrome?
AP – Don’t expect to see photos of Hilarie Burton and her baby on magazine covers.
AP – They weren’t even alive when he was president, but 18-year-old Jonas brother Nick Jonas and 21-year-old “American Idol” champ Jordin Sparks are big Ronald Reagan fans.
Reuters – Robert Carlock noticed an immediate impact when “30 Rock” won its first comedy series Emmy in 2007.
Reuters – Lady Gaga is known for her skimpy outfits and sexually-charged performances, but she says she fears having sex with a partner could deplete her artistic energy.
AP – Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail, but she’s not exactly a free woman.
AFP – Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was released from a Los Angeles jail early Monday after serving 13 days for violating probation on a 2007 conviction for driving under the influence, officials said.
AFP – Lawyers for Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor want to delay supermodel Naomi Campbell’s testimony, set for Thursday, about a “blood diamond” he allegedly gave her, court papers showed.
AP – Actor Charlie Sheen is due in court Monday and expected to plead guilty to a charge stemming from a Christmas Day dispute with his wife.
AP – The defense in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is seeking to postpone testimony this week by supermodel Naomi Campbell, a motion released Monday shows.
AP – You’re never too young to write a memoir.
AFP – Snooker stars including seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry gathered Monday for the funeral of Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins, who died last month.
AFP – Sony Music will put on sale a collection of 10 previously unreleased songs by the late pop star Michael Jackson in November, Rolling Stone magazine reported.
Reuters – Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from jail under the cover of darkness early Monday after serving 13 days of a 90-day sentence and whisked straight into a rehabilitation program.
Reuters – An unemployed antiques dealer, who had a taste for the high life and drove a Ferrari, was jailed for eight years on Monday for handling a stolen copy of a rare first collection of Shakespeare’s plays.
AFP – Olympic rings will trump wedding rings next July when Prince Albert II of Monaco will bring forward his nuptials to accommodate the International Olympic Committee, his palace said Monday.
AP – Call her Mrs. Beatz. Alicia Keys has married producer Swizz Beatz (Swiss Beats), with whom she is expecting her first child.
Reuters – The Elton John-produced cartoon “Gnomeo & Juliet” and three other completed pictures are included in Disney’s sale of Miramax Films, and actor Rob Lowe is part of the buying group.
AFP – Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa plans a comeback concert next month, declaring he has started his “second life” after surgery for esophagus cancer and seven months of treatment.
Reuters – “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis finally has a reason to throw one of his outrageous parties.
AFP – Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told “Fox News Sunday” that she and her family have changed their lifestyle because of a reporter living next to her Alaska home, and urged him to “get a life”.
Reuters – Just when it seemed the once-robust buddy-cop action-comedy required a do-not-resuscitate order, along come Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to show ‘em how it’s done.
Reuters – Former “ER” star Maura Tierney said on Sunday she was healthy after breast cancer surgery and is returning to star in a new TV crime series.