1. Michael Jackson's star-studded memorial service is being broadcast worldwide. About 50 theaters across the country are putting on free showings for fans. First, the Jackson family held a private funeral at Forest Lawn Cemetery. 2. President Barac...
1.A public memorial and viewings have been scheduled in Nashville later this week for Steve McNair. McNair and 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi were found dead over the weekend. Police are calling the former NFL quarterback's death a homicide. 2.President B...
1. Police are calling the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide. But so far, authorities haven't reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman found with him. They say the two had been dating for the past s...
1. Tourists in New York are getting a view they haven't seen in years. The Statue of Liberty's crown is once again open to visitors. It had been closed since the 911 attacks. Only 30 people are allowed up per hour. Some 14,000 tickets have already b...
1.Alaska governor Sarah Palin is stepping down. She didn't explain exactly why she's taking the abrupt move. But it does further speculation that she's focusing on the 2012 presidential race. The former Republican vice presidential candidate says he...
1. Los Angeles officials are holding closed-door talks about a possible event for Michael Jackson at a downtown arena Tuesday. That's according to a person with knowledge of the situation. It's not clear if a funeral or a public memorial was being d...
1.President Barack Obama says he recognizes the heavy price tag of revamping the health care system. But at a town-hall-style meeting in Virginia he added that it would cost a lot more to do nothing. The Republicans spoken out against Obama's propos...
1. Michael Jackson fans may get a chance to say their goodbyes to the King of Pop this week. Officials in California have a meeting today reportedly about a possible memorial service at Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Friday. 2. The Minnesota Senate ra...
1.Wall Street investor Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. The victims who lost millions of dollars urged a stiff sentence. The 71-year-old financier says he will live with pain and torm...
1. The president of Honduras says he's the victim of a coup after he was brutally kidnapped by soldiers. Manuel Zelaya spoke from Costa Rica, saying he was detained shortly before voting was to begin on a constitutional referendum. 2. Florida police...