2 Star Lots Dominate Weak Old Masters Sale 
Christie’s inaugurated the Old Masters week with a £68.3 million, or $112.4 million, sale that says everything about the desperate search for great art by eager buyers and the equally desperate attempt by departmental heads to fill their catalogs with enough works to build up economically viable auctions.
Two key works loomed large in a way that would have been inconceivable three decades ago. The most talked about, a black chalk sketch of a woman seen head and shoulders, was hailed as the work of Raphael.
Estimated by Christie’s to be worth £12 million to £16 million plus the sale charge, it was the object of a furious contest pitching a great connoisseur dealer “retired” in Italy, Luca Baroni, against an anonymous telephone bidder. The “Head of a Muse,” described as a preparatory sketch for the third muse on the right of Raphael’s fresco depicting the “Parnassus” in the Vatican, ended up at a phenomenal £29 million, the highest price ever paid for a drawing from any school.
Woman's 911 call from Woods' home: 'Hurry up'
OCOEE, Fla. — A panicking woman calls 911 from Tiger Woods' Orlando-area home, telling the dispatcher that her mother had collapsed.
"Oh my God! Hurry up," the woman says as a child is heard crying in the background.
His mother-in-law, Barbro Holmberg, was rushed to a hospital early Tuesday with stomach pains. Although she was released about 11 hours later and returned to Woods' mansion, the event touched off the second media frenzy in two weeks surrounding the pro golfer's carefully guarded private life.
Raphael drawing sells for $48M at UK auction
LONDON — Auctioneer Christie's says a drawing by Raphael has sold for about 29.2 million pounds ($47.5 million).
Christie's says the Italian virtuoso's work has won one of the highest prices ever paid for an Old Master at auction.
A portrait by Dutch master Rembrandt also fetched a high price, selling for 20 million pounds ($32.7 million).
Report: Woman from Tiger Woods' home is taken by ambulance to the hospital
A woman was taken to the hospital from the home of Tiger Woods early Tuesday, according toWESH-TV in Orange County, Fla., and the Orlando Sentinel.
According to WESH-TV, the log showed the patient initially refused transport but was later listed as an advanced-life-support patient. WESH-TV showed footage of a woman being taken on a stretcher into the hospital. Advanced life support is a term used by paramedics or EMTs for resuscitation efforts that extend beyond basic CPR.
The news comes a day after reports that a Florida trooper who suspected Woods was driving under the influence sought a subpoena for the golfer's blood results from the hospital he was taken to after crashing his SUV, but prosecutors rejected the petition for insufficient information.
Person at Woods's Home Hospitalized
One person was taken from the Florida residence of the golfer Tiger Woods to a hospital early Tuesday morning after emergency responders received a medical 911 call, local authorities said.
It was unclear who had been hospitalized, but it did not appear to be Mr. Woods. Local news reports described a middle-aged woman with blond hair being wheeled from an ambulance into the emergency room of Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla., a short drive from Mr. Woods’s home in an upscale subdivision in Windermere.
David Hepker, division manager for fire administration of Orange County Fire Rescue, said he could not identify the patient and did not know what had prompted the call, nor did he know the condition of the person who had been taken to the hospital.
Kennedy Center Honors 5 With Awards
WASHINGTON — Political and entertainment luminaries gathered here over the weekend for the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors, a two-day celebration that brings together some of the most influential figures in Washington and Hollywood.
The recipients of the award this year were Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks, Bruce Springsteen, the mezzo-soprano and soprano Grace Bumbry and the jazz musician Dave Brubeck. A gala performance on Sunday night at the Kennedy Center capped off a busy weekend for the recipients, who also attended a dinner Saturday night hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and a Sunday reception with President Obama at the White House.
The performance, which was scheduled to include appearances by Meryl Streep, Aretha Franklin, Sting and Herbie Hancock, will be broadcast on CBS on Dec. 29.
Billy Joel says daughter Alexa Ray is 'going to be fine'
Singer Alexa Ray Joel "is going to be fine," her dad, Billy Joel, told Newsday late Saturday, People reports.
Alexa was rushed to the hospital Saturday afternoon in New York after taking an unknown number of pills. [Updated 7:15 a.m. Sunday: Alexa has been released from the hospital.]
Medics had rushed to the 23-year-old's apartment in response to a female caller's 911 call. Reports from the New York Post indicated police considered it to have been a suicide attempt but that was not confirmed by a spokeswoman for the family.
Billy Joel's Daughter Hospitalized in Manhattan
Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of the singer Billy Joel and the model Christie Brinkley, was admitted to a Manhattan hospital on Saturday after swallowing an unknown number of pills following a breakup with her boyfriend, a law enforcement official said.
Ms. Joel’s roommate called 911 about 12:20 p.m. to report an “emotionally disturbed person” was “having trouble breathing” at her West Village apartment, the official said. The authorities did not know what type of pills she swallowed or whether she took them accidentally or on purpose, the official said.
Ms. Joel, 23, was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan, where she was listed in stable condition. Ms. Brinkley was with her.
Woods takes golf into a year of uncertainty
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Practically every new twist in the shocking tale of Tiger Woods includes an aerial view of his Florida home where his troubles began, when he pulled his SUV out of the driveway and drove it into a tree.
More questions arise when one surveys the expanse of grass across the street — the practice range at Isleworth.
Perhaps the most pressing: When will Woods slip into his spikes, step out of his house and hit golf balls again?
Adam Lambert to appear on 'The View' next Thursday
Are ABC and Adam Lambert making up?
Adam Lambert just tweeted that he's going to be appearing on "The View," which ABC confirms.
"Hey friends! I will be performing and hanging w the ladies of ABC's The View Thursday the 10th!" he tweeted.
