NEW YORK — On a weekend when Hollywood competed with Christmas gatherings and fierce snow storms in the Northeast and Southeast, “Little Fockers” was no. 1 at the box office. The third installment of the Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro series of in-law comedy was to earn $34 million over the three-day weekend, and $48.3 million since opening on Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO — What if nearly everything you usually keep on your computer – photos, documents, music and software – was stored online? Your machine would be speedier and perhaps less vital because you could simply use another machine to recoup your digital life should you lose your laptop. This premise – somewhat scary, yet liberating – is behind Google Inc.’s upcoming Chrome OS, which will make notebook computers more like netbooks than most actual netbooks.
CHICAGO — Never mind the recent drama. Rex Ryan and the Jets are headed back to the playoffs, and they’re not complaining even if they got in with a loss.
A late touchdown pass by Philip Rivers was completely meaningless, and it was symbolic of the San Diego Chargers’ season. It was a comically frustrating trip down a dead-end road.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers returned from a concussion to turn in his sharpest performance of the season, keeping the Green Bay Packers on a path toward the playoffs with 404 yards and four touchdowns.
CHICAGO — Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner says he’s gotten engaged again. Hefner said in a Twitter message early Sunday that he’d given a ring to girlfriend and Playmate Crystal Harris, saying she burst into tears. This would be the third marriage for the 84-year-old Hefner. Harris is 23.