AP - The James Brown statue on Broad Street, here in his hometown, was draped in an American flag and a red scarf as several dozen people gathered Tuesday to pay their respects to the late singer. Flowers were left at the base of the statue in tribute to Brown, who died Monday in Atlanta. He was 73.

AP - James Brown's lawyer says the late singer and his partner weren't legally married and that she was locked out of his South Carolina home for estate legal reasons. The partner, one of Brown's backup singers, says the couple was married and she can prove it.

AP - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's 1-year-old daughter, Violet, has been baptized at Christ Church United Methodist, where the actress' parents are members. Pastor Randy Flanagan said members of the congregation weren't star-struck — or didn't show it too much — when the Hollywood couple showed up on Christmas Eve with their daughter.

AP - Adam Sandler, a New Hampshire native, helped brighten Christmas for a sister and brother who are struggling with cancer. The 40-year-old actor, whose movie credits include "The Longest Yard," "50 First Dates" and "Mr. Deeds," sent a Sony Corp. PlayStation 3 loaded with games to 15-year-old Stephanie and 18-year-old Kevin Hudon of Manchester. Sandler also sent signed DVDs, jerseys and an autographed "Longest Yard" poster.

AP - An album cover signed by all four Beatles as a gift for George Harrison's sister has sold at auction for more than $115,000.

Reuters - "Night at the Museum" was the No. 1 exhibit at the Christmas box office in North America, earning $42.2 million during the four days beginning Friday, distributor 20th Century Fox said Tuesday.

AP - James Brown's lawyer says the late singer and his partner weren't legally married and that she was locked out of his South Carolina home for estate legal reasons. The partner, one of Brown's backup singers, says the couple was married and she can prove it.

Reuters - The roll-out of a long-delayed pay television system in three of India's main cities on Monday will offer some relief to broadcasters dependent on cable operators, but strict regulation will crimp near-term profits.

Reuters - The roll-out of a long-delayed pay television system in three of India's main cities on Monday will offer some relief to broadcasters dependent on cable operators, but strict regulation will crimp near-term profits.

Reuters - Pop impresario Simon Cowell is turning his attention to the West End stage and promising "the biggest casting call the U.K. has ever seen" as part of a new TV series that will find two unknowns to play Sandy and Danny in a new theater production of "Grease."

Reuters - Elijah Wood will head the international cast of the English-language whodunit "Oxford Murders," the film's Spanish producer said Tuesday.

AP - Italy was once famed for the sultry, full-bodied beauties it contributed to the international scene. A month after the death of an anorexic Brazilian model, the Italian government teamed up with the fashion industry Friday to promote a "healthy, sunny, generous, Mediterranean model of beauty."

Reuters - Empty shelves line a back wall of Coliseum Books in midtown Manhattan and a few customers flip through the remaining stock for bargains.