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• Video shows Miss. police HQ deaths

  April 6, 2013 12:26 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A person with knowledge of the investigation of a police officer who was killed by a murder suspect in an interrogation room says the shooting was recorded on video. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on the condition of anonymity because they were... more »

• Murder suspect shoots Miss. cop inside police HQ

  April 5, 2013 1:14 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Police have identified the murder suspect who authorities say fatally shot a Jackson, Miss., police detective at the department's headquarters and who himself was killed. The Jackson Police Department said Det. Eric Smith was questioning 23-year-old Jeremy Powell in an interview room late Thursday afternoon when... more »

• 4.3 magnitude earthquake reported in Kentucky

  November 10, 2012 1:27 PM

  WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake centered in Kentucky also rattled at least three other states. The USGS website says the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg. Residents in eastern Kentucky, Virginia, West... more »

• Rev. Jackson to meet with family of Aurora shooting victim

  July 26, 2012 7:42 AM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is planning to meet with the family of one of the victims of last week's theater shooting. Jackson also plans to discuss gun control during his visit to Aurora on Thursday. Pastor Thomas Mayes of Living Water Christian Center Church in Aurora... more »

• Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. misses work for mood disorder

  July 12, 2012 7:02 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under "intensive medical treatment" for a mood disorder, his office announced Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat took a medical leave of absence. The statement gave no details about where Jackson was being treated. Staff members said the... more »

• Attorneys feud over impact of new Miss. abortion law

  July 7, 2012 10:55 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Attorneys for the state of Mississippi are trying to persuade a federal judge to let a restrictive new abortion law to take effect, while those representing the state's only abortion clinic are asking the judge to extend the temporary hold he put on the law. The... more »

• Coroner called to Pueblo fire

  February 2, 2012 3:09 PM

  One person is believed dead in a house fire on Pueblo's south side. A large two-story home at 128 Jackson caught fire around noon. When the Fire Department arrived a woman had made it out of the house, but there was one person believed still inside in the basement.... more »

• Michael Jackson's bed up for sale

  November 9, 2011 5:49 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The bed where Michael Jackson took his last breath is up for sale. The queen-size piece is among hundreds of items from the Holmby Hills mansion where Jackson spent his final days that are set to hit the auction block next month. The various... more »

• Conrad Murray's defense continues today

  October 25, 2011 7:35 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A nurse who treated Michael Jackson is expected to detail the singer's requests for a powerful anesthetic when she resumes testifying Tuesday. The first day of Dr. Conrad Murray's defense case ended Monday without Cherilyn Lee describing her conversations with Jackson about propofol. Lee has... more »

• Jurors to hear conclusion of doctor's interview in Michael Jackson trial

  October 11, 2011 8:21 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The trial of the doctor charged in connection with Michael Jackson's death resumes Tuesday with jurors expected to hear the conclusion of the physician's police interview. The remainder of the recording includes Dr. Conrad Murray's description of telling Jackson's mother and young children that the... more »

• Investigators to testify in Michael Jackson manslaughter case

  October 5, 2011 6:58 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The manslaughter trial of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death is moving into its "CSI" phase, with jurors set to hear next from investigators and detectives. The panel also will hear from Dr. Conrad Murray himself. Prosecutors plan to play a more than two-hour... more »

• Michael Jackson manslaughter case enters second week

  October 3, 2011 6:14 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The manslaughter trial against Michael Jackson's doctor begins its second week today with prosecutors furthering their examination of Richelle Cooper, an emergency room physician who gave paramedics permission to pronounce the pop superstar dead in the bedroom of his home. Authorities contend Dr. Conrad Murray... more »

• Events leading up to Michael Jackson's death expected to be discussed in case against Conrad Murray

  September 28, 2011 8:21 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors in day two of the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor are expected to move toward the events that led to the pop star's death and their immediate aftermath. Testimony from Paul Gongaware, an executive with concert promoter AEG Live, will continue this morning, and... more »

• Opening statements to Jackson Trial

  September 27, 2011 6:23 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The trial of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death opens with a bit of star power and the one thing the King of Pop enjoyed throughout his life - a worldwide audience. Prosecutors plan to call the superstar's friend and choreographer, Kenny Ortega, as... more »

• Remains found in Wyo. thrift store leads to AZ, NY

  August 7, 2011 8:20 AM

  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - An aversion to a fancy final resting place landed a couple's cremated remains at a Jackson Hole thrift store, where the shop owners' search for relatives led to a mystery spanning from Arizona to New York. The ashes were discovered last week in a cardboard... more »

• Remains found in Wyo. thrift store leads to AZ, NY, & CO

  August 6, 2011 3:34 PM

  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - An aversion to a fancy final resting place landed a couple's cremated remains at a Jackson Hole thrift store, where the shop owners' search for relatives led to a mystery spanning from Arizona to New York. The ashes were discovered last week in a cardboard... more »

• Survey: Gas prices up about 4 cents

  August 16, 2010 9:10 AM

  A new survey finds the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has gone up 3.86 cents in the last three weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular rose to $2.77. Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average... more »

• Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty

  February 8, 2010 5:21 PM

  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 Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court just hours after he was charged. He... more »

• Wounded troops mend as war coverage wanes

  September 14, 2009 11:37 AM

  A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars. He also has another routine: checking a Web site that counts... more »