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Doctor Conrad Murray (C), the late Michael Jackson's personal physician, sits with his lawyers Edward Chernoff (L) and Michael Flanagan during his arraignment on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death, in Los Angeles, Calif

Jackson Death Trial Opens with Grim Photos, Drug Use

Grim photos of Michael Jackson lying dead in a hospital bed juxtaposed with a picture of the Thriller singer rehearsing the day before his demise brought an emotional opening on Tuesday to the manslaughter trial of the doctor hired to care for him.
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Case-Shiller: Home Prices Rise for 4th Straight Month on Summer Buying

Home prices in the 20-city Case Shiller Index rose for the fourth straight month in July, but the operative phrase remains: let the buyer beware. Demand conditions in most major U.S. cities remains soft, and even though home prices are attractive now, price retrenchments are possible.
Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's Doctor on Trial in Singer's Death

More than two years after Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest at his mansion, the doctor who was treating the Thriller singer will come before a jury on Tuesday charged with responsibility for his death.
Lily Collins

Lily Collins: The New Hollywood 'It' Girl

She is a celebrity daughter and has been in the spotlight ever since she was two. Nevertheless, Lily Collins, daughter of British musician Phil Collins, finds it a tad too weird when people call out her name on the red carpet.
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig (L) and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt are shown in this combination of file photos

MLB: Dodgers' Lawyers Conflicted, Should Be Removed

The lawyers for the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers have put the interests of the owner, Frank McCourt, ahead of the baseball team they represent and they should be disqualified, according to Major League Baseball.
Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres speaks after receiving the Choice Comedian Award at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson amphitheater in Universal City, California

Ellen DeGeneres Is 'Fine' after Chest Pain Scare

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres called paramedics on Monday after feeling pains and tightness in her chest, but jokingly brushed off the incident, saying she had a baboon heart and admitting she wasn't sure what caused the discomfort.
Pop entertainer Michael Jackson

Jackson Appeared Drunk at News Conference: Lawyer

Michael Jackson was unconscious backstage before a London news conference for his This Is It concert series, and he appeared drunk during the announcement itself, an attorney said in court on Monday.

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