Live, from New York ... John McCain

John McCain is 71 years old, and his age has provided late-night comics with some easy punch lines. On "Saturday Night Live," he joined in. "I ask you, what should we be looking for in our next president?" McCain said. "Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old." Later, during the program's "Weekend Update" segment, McCain urged Democrats not to rush to choose between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

Ashlee in Wonderland

Ashlee Simpson, the pop-star little sis of Jessica Simpson, and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz tied the knot Saturday night at her parents' Los Angeles-area home with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme, according to People magazine. Simpson, 23, and Wentz, 28, exchanged wedding vows at the property in Encino, Calif. Joe Simpson, her father, performed the nondenominational ceremony and sister Jessica was the maid of honor, the magazine said.

"WKRP" actress weds

Loni Anderson was married Saturday to Bob Flick, a founding member of the 1960s folk group The Brothers Four. The ceremony was attended by friends and family, including son Quinton Reynolds, who walked the "WKRP in Cincinnati" and "Nurses" star down the aisle. Reynolds is Anderson's son with Burt Reynolds, whom she divorced in 1993. Anderson, 62, plans to keep her maiden name.

On the block

Life in the fast lane

British television and radio host Chris Evans bought a Nero-black 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder once owned by actor James Coburn for a record $10.9 million with fees at a sale in the Italian carmaker's hometown of Maranello. The previous highest price for a car at auction was $10.7 million with fees, paid for a red Ferrari 250 GTO at Sotheby's Monaco in May 1990, the auction house said.

Passages

Hugh Bradner, 92, a physicist and oceanographer widely credited with inventing the protective wet suit worn by divers, surfers and cold-water swimmers, died of pneumonia May 5 at his home in San Diego.

Today in History

1536: Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.

1962: During a Democratic fundraiser at New York's Madison Square Garden, actress Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" for guest-of-honor President Kennedy.

1964: The State Department disclosed that 40 hidden microphones had been found in the U.S. embassy in Moscow.

1967: The Soviet Union ratified a treaty with the United States and Britain banning nuclear weapons from outer space.

Today's Birthdays

PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer, 74. Actor James Fox, 69. Author-director Nora Ephron, 67. Rock singer-composer Pete Townshend (The Who), 63. Rock singer-musician Dusty Hill (ZZ Top), 59. Singer-actress Grace Jones, 56. Baseball catcher Rick Cerone, 54. Actor Eric Lloyd, 22.

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