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  • Guard describes scene in room where Jackson found

    ANTHONY McCARTNEY, LINDA DEUTSCH - LINDA DEUTSCH

    LOS ANGELES — The last days of Michael Jackson's life were filled with the adulation of fans, a rehearsal performance onlookers described as amazing and intense preparations for his big comeback in London. AP Photo/Nick Ut Michael Jackson fans hold signs outside court Wednesday during the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. In good...

  • Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93

    CONNIE CASS. LINDA DEUTSCH, Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES — Betty Ford said things that first ladies just don't say, even today. And 1970s America loved her for it. According to Mrs. Ford, her young adult children probably had smoked marijuana — and if she were their age, she'd try it, too. She told "60 Minutes" she wouldn't be surprised to learn that her youngest, 18-year-old Susan, was in a sexual relationship (an embarrassed Susan issued a denial). AP Photo/Peter Southwick Former first lady Betty Ford waves to delegates at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 21...

  • Verdict reached in case of Michael Jackson doctor

    LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent

    LOS ANGELES — A jury has reached a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor. Court officials say it will be read about 2 p.m. MST. AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, Pool, File Dr. Conrad Murray listens as defense attorney Ed Chernoff, not pictured, gives the defense's closing arguments during the final stage of Conrad Murray's defense, Thursday, in his involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of singer Michael Jackson at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles. The verdict came M... Full story

  • Jackson doctor convicted in star's 2009 drug death

    LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent

    LOS ANGELES— Michael Jackson's doctor was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter after a trial that painted him as a reckless caregiver who administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic that killed the pop star. The verdict against Dr. Conrad Murray marked the latest chapter in one of pop culture's most shocking tragedies — the death of the King of Pop on the eve of the singer's heavily promoted comeback concerts. AP Photo/Nick Ut Michael Jackson's parents Joe and Katherine Jackson arrive at the Criminal Jus...