AP - The box-office performance of Peter Jackson's "King Kong" wasn't as chest-thumping as many expected. But to be fair, $217 million isn't terrible, nor was the $520 million worldwide take. It was well received by critics, nominated for four Oscars and won three: visual effects, sound and sound editing.

AFP - East Asia and Pacific nations must protect young people from HIV/AIDS or face an epidemic that will kill nearly 20,000 children a year in less than a decade.

AP - The U.S. and other countries must do a better job of sharing intelligence to be more effective in the campaign against terror, says Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

AP - Peter Bondra scored 1:03 into overtime to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 6-5 win over New Jersey on Thursday night and a four-game season sweep of the Devils.

Playbill - David Marshall Grant's new three-character play, Pen, gets its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons' intimate Peter Jay Sharp Theater starting March 23.