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Michael Jackson's dermatologist will not testify in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, a judge ruled on Monday, in a blow to defense plans to portray the singer as a drug addict who may have given himself the substance that caused his death.

Singer Janet Jackson said Monday she would not attend her brother Michael Jackson's tribute concert because it coincides with the trial of the singer's doctor.

Los Angeles wholesale gasoline differentials fell 15 cents per gallon Monday on news that production at Exxon Mobil's (XOM.N) 149,500 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California, was unaffected by a malfunction on Thursday night, traders said.

Three people are confirmed dead in Vermont on Monday after flood waters from Hurricane Irene somewhat reshaped parts of that state ? and upstate New York ? in what is said to be the worst natural disaster since an epic flood in 1927.

California lawmakers rejected a bill on Monday that would have disincorporated Vernon, a small city near Los Angeles where excessive salaries of some officials attracted the attention of investigators.

Michael Jackson would have turned 53 on Monday if not for his untimely death on June 25, 2009.

Nick Nolte is joining the cast of Gangster Squad, TheWrap has confirmed.

A lone hiker was mauled and killed by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone Park last week, the second park visitor this year to perish from a bear attack.

Two globe-trotting celebrities, Sofia Coppola and Petra Ecclestone, held weddings in Italy over the weekend, one low-key and the other over-the-top, according to media reports on Sunday.

The young stars have been fashion hits on the red carpet this summer.

Official announcement is expected Monday night

Two globe-trotting celebrities, Sofia Coppola and Petra Ecclestone, held weddings in Italy over the weekend, one low-key and the other over-the-top, according to media reports on Sunday.

In March of 2009, when the Annenberg Space for Photography opened in Century City in Los Angeles, the most remarked-upon guest at the gala was David LaChapelle's date, Courtney Love.

Hurricane Irene was not nearly as catastrophic as expected; were the precautions necessary?

Granted, if Irene had crossed closer to Manhattan, I’d be singing a different tune.

The Los Angeles Angels launched five home runs in a crucial 8-4 victory over Texas on Saturday to reinvigorate their pursuit of the first-place Rangers in the American League West.

Jennifer Aniston, who sold her sprawling Beverly Hills mansion for $38 million just a month ago, has opted for a temporary cozy two-bedroom love nest to live together with beau Justin Theroux.

Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva have reached a final custody and financial settlement in their long-running bitter legal battle, the Los Angeles County Superior Court announced on Friday.

At least 18 people were killed at a U.N. base in Abuja, Nigeria on Friday when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the headquarters. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has since condemned the morning attack and said top officials will be dispatched to the Nigerian capital to respond to the emergency.

Corey Stoll, though not a household name, was a major player in Midnight in Paris, a movie that remained in picture houses all summer long and made more money than any other movie from the director Woody Allen.

Rebirth follows five New Yorkers who discuss the events of 9/11 and the World Trade Center as a site of shared trauma, exploring the emotional, spiritual, mental and physical repercussions that day left on all of us.