Tag: from the wires
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Fans gather for Apollo Theater’s Jackson memorial
NEW YORK — Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans circled the block around Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater Tuesday for a public tribute to the pop star, some spontaneously singing their favorite songs and dancing in the street. “I thought that in my time I’d have the opportunity to see him in concert,” said Victoria Campomames, who…
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AP Source: 10 others to be charged in Madoff probe
NEW YORK – Authorities are pursuing charges against 10 more people in the Bernard Madoff financial scandal after the mastermind of one of the biggest financial frauds in history was sentenced to spend the rest of his days behind bars, The Associated Press has learned. A person familiar with the investigation, speaking on condition of…
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Exxon to pay interest on Valdez oil spill damages
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has decided not to appeal hundreds of millions of dollars in interest on punitive damages resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The Irving, Texas-based company will pay about $470 million in interest on more than $507.5 million in punitive damages following the 11 million gallon…
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Ailing California economy can hit the rest of the nation
SACRAMENTO, California – California faces a $24 billion budget shortfall, an eye-popping amount that dwarfs many states’ entire annual spending plans. Beyond California’s borders, why should anyone care that the home of Google and the Walt Disney Co. might stop paying its bills this week? Virtually all states are suffering in the recession, some worse…
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Experiment seeks to head off Type 1 diabetes
PITTSBURGH – The doctor had barely pulled away the needle when a blister appeared on Tracey Berg-Fulton’s abdomen: An experimental shot was revving up the 24-year-old’s immune system – part of a bold quest to create a vaccine-like therapy for diabetes. “If we’re right, that is what’s going to stop Type 1 diabetes,” said Dr.…
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Court fight over Michael Jackson’s children looms
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, is taking care of the singer’s three children and the family will go to court Monday in part to protect her rights to custody, the family’s spokesman said. Londell McMillan, the Jacksons’ attorney, said the family hasn’t heard from Deborah Rowe, the mother of Jackson’s two oldest children,…
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US confident hours before leaving Iraqi cities
BAGHDAD – Hours before the deadline for U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraqi cities, the top American military commander in the Middle East expressed confidence Monday that Iraqi security forces are ready despite a string of deadly bombings in recent days. The blasts, which have killed more than 250 people in a little over…
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Iran recount seen as bid to placate opposition
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. ___ In an attempt to placate protesters, Iran conducted a partial recount…
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Janet Jackson makes emotional appearance at BETs
LOS ANGELES – Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing The King of Pop’s standards. In her first public appearance since her brother Michael’s shocking death, Janet Jackson memorialized him as her beloved…
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Ousted president, replacement duel for Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – A military coup has divided Honduras between two leaders – one recognized by world bodies and another backed by the country’s congress, courts and military. Presidents from around Latin America were gathering in Nicaragua for meetings Monday on how to resolve the first coup in Central America in at least 16 years,…