Author: Linda Deutsch
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Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89
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LOS ANGELES • Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at…
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Suspect in LA airport shooting pleads not guilty
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — A man charged with fatally shooting a TSA screener and wounding three other people at Los Angeles International Airport last month has pleaded not guilty. Paul Anthony Ciancia entered his plea Thursday during a brief appearance before a federal magistrate at a Southern California detention center. The 23-year-old Ciancia was indicted…
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Michael Jackson’s doctor trial about to begin
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles court appears to be close to seating a jury that will hear the involuntary manslaughter case of Michael Jackson’s personal physician. Prosecutors and defense attorneys had each used eight of 10 challenges to the group of potential jurors after questioning members of the group Friday morning. Once all the…
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Nearly 1 year after Michael Jackson death: Family attorney says children just normal kids
LOS ANGELES — They are show business royalty, heirs of the King of Pop. Someday, they will be very rich. But a year after their father Michael Jackson’s death, Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson are normal kids full of fun and pranks, devoted to each other and to their grandmother who is their guardian, according…
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Michael Jackson’s doctor charged in singer’s death
LOS ANGELES • Michael Jackson’s doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star.Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea today in Los Angeles Superior Court just hours after he was charged. He could face up to four…
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Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty on all charges
LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. Simpson, 61, could spend the rest of his life in prison. A weary and somber Simpson released…