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Detective details financial woes of Jackson doctor
The doctor convicted of involuntarily killing Michael Jackson appeared to be on trial again Wednesday as a lawyer for Jackson's mother tried to show the physician's desperate financial situation drove him to extremes in his treatment of the superstar. Attorney Brian Panish, questioning a police detective, hammered away at the ...
George W. Bush library opens to public
The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum opened to the public Wednesday, with the 43rd president greeting 43 area schoolchildren who were its first visitors. "It was amazing seeing one of our nation's leaders who left an eight year legacy behind him," said Eduardo Borrego, a 6th grader Mark ...
Lance Armstrong case could hinge on USPS benefit
Lance Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world. Armstrong's best chance at protecting his personal fortune may ...
Ohio zoo's abandoned baby gorilla gets human care
An abandoned baby gorilla from Texas has made its debut at the Cincinnati Zoo with some of the people who have served as its primary caregivers. The 3-month-old lowland gorilla is named Gladys Stones. She made her media debut Tuesday in a yard where she'll spend time over the next ...
New Dallas Opera music director named
The Dallas Opera says the French-born conductor Emmanuel Villaume (vee-YOHM') has been appointed its new music director. The announcement was made Tuesday. Villaume is only the third person named to the position in the company's 56-year history. Villaume's career has included engagements with New York's Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera ...
Musicians perform to benefit Texas plant victims
Musicians are working to help a Texas town decimated in a deadly fertilizer plant explosion. Officials with the Texas Thunder Festival on Monday announced next month's performances will benefit emergency responders and schools in West, where 14 people were killed in a blast on April 17. Performers include the Randy ...
Country superstar George Jones dead at 81
When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice. Other great singers have come and gone, but this fact remained inviolate until Jones passed away Friday at 81 in a Nashville hospital after a year of ill health. "Today someone else has become the greatest living singer of ...
Matthew McConaughey says he's listened to critics
Matthew McConaughey, who's getting praise from critics for his role in the new movie "Mud," says he's found a way to make negative reviews a positive learning experience. McConaughey won best supporting male actor at the Independent Spirit Awards for 2012's "Magic Mike." He also received the best supporting actor ...
Don Omar is top winner at Billboard Latin awards
Reggaeton star Don Omar was the top winner of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, though the bigger star of the show might have been the one who wasn't there: The late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera. Don Omar took home 10 prizes at the annual show Thursday honoring Spanish-language songs and ...
Captioner sorry for calling Deschanel bomb suspect
A TV captioning service has apologized for misidentifying "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel (ZOH'-ee deh-shuh-NEHL') as one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on a Texas news broadcast. Lawrence, Kan.-based Caption Solutions says it and its captioner "deeply regret" the mistake. Company president Kala J. Patterson says in a statement ...
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