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Most popular news on 27 June 2009 |
Exact details of Jackson's death remain unclear
AP - The final act of Michael Jackson's life came into clearer focus Friday, a picture of a fallen superstar working out with TV's "Incredible Hulk" and under the care of his own private cardiologist as he tried to get his 50-year-old body in shape for a grueling bid to reclaim his glory.
House narrowly passes major energy-climate bill
AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy.
Madoff ordered to forfeit over $170 billion
AP - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff must forfeit $170 billion, a federal judge ordered Friday.
Brazil calls off search for Air France victims
Reuters - Brazil's Air Force and Navy on Friday called off the search for additional victims and wreckage from Air France Flight 447, which crashed over the Atlantic on June 1 carrying 228 people.
Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour
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.
What Happened to Michael Jackson's Millions?
Time.com - Some estimates put the singer's debt at the time of his death at $300 million. Others put him almost twice as far into the red
Group: Dozens of journalists among jailed in Iran
AP - More than two dozen Iranian journalists are among the hundreds of people being imprisoned by the hardline government in Tehran as part of the violent post-election crackdown, according to Amnesty International.
LA police want to talk to Jackson's cardiologist
AP - A concert promoter said Friday that Michael Jackson insisted the company hire the cardiologist who reportedly was in his Los Angeles mansion when the entertainer collapsed.
Tainted SC governor tries to get back to business
AP - It was a routine state Cabinet meeting, one with reports on declining tax revenues, the number of kids on Medicaid and an update on a drunken driving campaign.
Iran: new audience for US scholar's protest guide
AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
Jackson may be 'worth more dead than alive'
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.
RI closer to changing state name over slavery
AP - The country's smallest state has the longest official name: "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."
Tenn. couple accused of assault using Cheetos
AP - Authorities said a couple got into a fight using Cheetos. The Bedford County Sheriff's Department said a 40-year-old man and 44-year-old woman became involved in a 'verbal altercation.' Somehow, the orange puffy snacks were used in the assault.
It's now or never for the last-minute traveler
AP - If you've been waiting for the lowest possible airfare for a trip this summer, it may be time to get off the fence.
AP INTERVIEW: SC 1st lady told him to stop affair
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.
Michael Jackson's death sparks bus brawl
Reuters - A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.
Fans moonwalk, hold worldwide vigils for Jackson
AP - Michael Jackson imitators moonwalked at Mexico's Angel of Independence, a prison in the Philippines organized a "Thriller" tribute dance, political leaders paid homage and French fans gathered at Notre Dame to sing and cry Friday as the world mourned the King of Pop.
Michael Jackson death still unsolved after autopsy
Reuters - Doctors conducted an autopsy on the body of Michael Jackson on Friday but could not immediately determine what killed the "King of Pop," amid reports he had been injected with a narcotic painkiller shortly before collapsing.
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