2009年6月26日星期五

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AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 05:35 PM PDT

Fans of Michael Jackson dance to his tunes during a gathering to commemorate him outside a central London train station, Friday, June 26, 2009. Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend. Michael Jackson, the 'King of Pop' who once moonwalked above the music world, died as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50. Jackson died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police planned to interview the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life.

Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 05:28 PM PDT

In this May 6, 2009 image released courtesy of Michael Jackson, pop star Michael Jackson is shown in Los Angeles during rehearsals for his upcoming concert in London. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/courtesy of Michael Jackson)AP - The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigorously for a series of 50 concerts in London that were to begin a late-career comeback.

Ind. mayor has big hopes for Jackson boyhood home (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 05:18 PM PDT

Tanisha Williams, 35, left, cries on the shoulder of her daughter Tiaunah Williams, 14, outside the boyhood home of pop star Michael Jackson Friday, June 26, 2009, in Gary, Ind. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - The hardscrabble city of Gary, Ind., which rose to prosperity in its steelmaking heyday and saw its fortunes fall with the industry, sees an opportunity in the death of its most famous native: Michael Jackson.

Reporter recalls Jackson and his mania for Disney (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 04:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2009, file photo veteran journalist Bob Thomas speaks as he is honored at the 46th annual Publicists Awards for his more than 50 years as an entertainment reporter for The Associated Press in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)AP - "Hello, Bob, this is Michael."

Scrushy asks judge for new trial in bribery case (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 04:41 PM PDT

AP - Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy asked a judge to grant him a new trial Friday, saying he was a victim of selective prosecution when he was convicted of bribery in 2006.

Jackson may be 'worth more dead than alive' (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 04:17 PM PDT

Cristina Arreola stops to look at some of Michael Jackson's most iconic wardrobe pieces, including the white suit he wore on the cover of the 'Thriller' album in a quickly erected display at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, Friday, June 26, 2009. Jackson, 50, died Thursday. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews)AP - Michael Jackson spent the last years of his life buried in debt. But the King of Pop's death is likely to yield a financial bonanza more lucrative than any comeback tour ever could, as fans snap up his music and memorabilia and perhaps one day get the chance to tour his Neverland home.

Bribery charges stand against ex-congressman's kin (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 03:45 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge has refused to throw out bribery charges against the brother of a former Louisiana congressman.

AP INTERVIEW: SC 1st lady told him to stop affair (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 04:23 PM PDT

Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, speaks about her husband's recent affair admission at the family beach house in Sullivans Island, S.C., on Friday, June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Alice Keeney)AP - South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair.

'Jena 6' beating case wraps up with plea deal (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 03:22 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 2, 2007 file photo shows protesters outside the U.S. Justice Department in Washington demanding all charges be dropped against the Jena Six. The remaining defendants of the Jena Six case in Louisiana are expected Friday in court to plead guilty. The pleas for five defendants of the group are expected after a deal was reached. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)AP - Five members of the Jena Six pleaded no contest Friday to misdemeanor simple battery and won't serve jail time, ending a case that thrust a small Louisiana town into the national spotlight and sparked a massive civil rights demonstration.

Detroit councilwoman pleads guilty in bribery case (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 03:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2005 file photo Monica Conyers sits with her husband, Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers at a Labor Day rally in Detroit. Prosecutors on Friday, June 26, 2009 charged Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers with accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)AP - City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of powerful and popular Democratic congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company.

Jackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 05:11 PM PDT

Visitors pay their respects as news crews record a sidewalk shrine of mementoes, flowers, candles and notes adorning the star of Michael Jackson on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Friday, June 26, 2009. Jackson died Thursday of an apparent heart attack. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand.

Tourist's family says Va. vacationer became victim (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 02:33 PM PDT

AP - Swim trunks for the beach, T-shirts for the heat and a pair of new, black Prada loafers for going out. That's what Virginia limo driver Husien Shehada packed for his 5-day vacation to Miami. He was like any 29-year-old tourist vacationing with his girlfriend, his brother said.

Metro chief says train operator in DC crash a hero (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 01:14 PM PDT

Jeanice McMillan's mother, Betty McMillan, left, of Buffalo, New York, and son, Jordan McMillan, of Springfield, Va., mourn Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., at a memorial service for her in Washington, on Friday, June 26, 2009. McMillan was the operator of the train that collided into stopped cars on Monday, June 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The train operator killed this week in a Washington rail crash was a hero who saved lives, the Metro transit agency's general manager said Friday.

Michael Jackson memorabilia up for sale in Vegas (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:54 AM PDT

AP - A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia is up for auction in Las Vegas — a potentially lucrative coincidence a day after the singer's death.

Stars to honor Michael Jackson at BET Awards (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 03:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 24, 2003 file picture, Michael Jackson, left, performs with James Brown during the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson later presented Brown with a lifetime achievement award. Jackson has died in Los Angeles at age 50 on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP - The BET Awards are undergoing "a total overhaul" as the show is retooled as a tribute to Michael Jackson, the network said Friday. The telecast is being lengthened, performers are being added to the lineup and additional guests are expected to attend, said Debra L. Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive of Black Entertainment Television.

Ind. court overturns conviction in family slaying (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 04:31 PM PDT

AP - The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday tossed out the murder convictions of a former state trooper in the deaths of his wife and two children and ordered a new trial.

'Rockefeller' asks judge to toss kidnap conviction (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 09:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2009, file photo, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, returns to the courtroom for sentencing after he was found guilty of kidnapping in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. In a motion unsealed Thursday, June 25, 2009, the lawyers for Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, asked the judge to throw out his to throw out his kidnapping and assault convictions. He was convicted of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last year. (AP Photo/CJ Gunther, Pool, File)AP - Lawyers for the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller asked a judge to throw out his kidnapping and assault convictions, arguing that the state's mental health expert was unqualified and that a prosecutor made an improper closing argument.

Swine flu shot campaign could involve 600M doses (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 02:47 PM PDT

A woman wears a face mask to protect herself against the risk of contracting swine flu, as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport on June 11, 2009. At least one million people in the United States have had swine flu, or around 50 times more than the number of cases reported to health authorities, an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AP - A potential fall swine flu immunization campaign may involve an unprecedented 600 million doses of vaccine, though officials said Friday they haven't figured out how to administer so many doses or accurately track side effects if a seasonal vaccine is given simultaneously.

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