AP - Until not so long ago, Stage 42 at CBS’ Broadcast Center held a honeycomb of chambers where “Guiding Light” was shot.

AP - Michael Jackson’s father says he’d never heard of the drug propofol until it was implicated in his son’s death.

AP - A Japanese couple outdanced the Argentines and more to win the traditional salon category at the Tango Dance World Championship.

AP - Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson underwent 10 hours of surgery to repair a heart disorder and is back in Virginia recovering, a spokesman said Monday.

AP - British police say they will review the 1969 death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co said on Monday it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.

AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

AP - “Blood Promise” (Penguin/Razorbill, 503 pages. $16.99) by Richelle Mead: “Blood Promise,” the highly anticipated fourth book in Richelle Mead’s popular Vampire Academy series, is the most exciting yet.

AP - Hollywood might be telling its own life story this fall, presenting a lineup of liars, phonies, smooth talkers, bloodsuckers and greedy old men.

Reuters - Columbia Records will release a series of soundtracks from Fox’s upcoming musical drama “Glee,” beginning with “Glee: The Music, Volume 1″ on November 3.