OGDEN, Utah — One officer was killed and five other drug task force members and a suspect were wounded in a gunfight Wednesday evening during the execution of a search warrant in an Ogden neighborhood, authorities said. The shots rang out before 9 p.m. Wednesday as law enforcement officers converged at a house on Jackson Avenue, said police spokesman Lt. Tony Fox. Read full article > >

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Utah officer dies after shootout that wounded 5 other drug task force members and 1 suspect

Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth.

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‘The Hobbit’ Trailer Released

Investigators examining the 2008 push by Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. to take Barack Obama’s Senate seat found “probable cause” that the Illinois Democrat directed one of his supporters to raise money in exchange for an appointment to the Senate, an investigative report shows.

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The Caucus: Ethics Office Releases Report on Jackson’s Push for Senate Seat

After being found guilty in Jackson’s death.

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Conrad Murray on Suicide Watch

Michael Jackson was “totally addicted to propofol,” the surgical anesthetic the coroner ruled killed him, the pop star’s dermatologist said in an interview with the In Session network.

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Doctor: Jackson ‘addicted’ to propofol

The Michael Jackson death trial hears his doctor did not reveal Jackson had used a surgical sedative, and the singer seemed lifeless when paramedics arrived.

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Jackson doctor ‘silent on drugs’

Michael Jackson’s doctor told the performer’s bodyguard to pick up vials of medicine before phoning for help on the day he died, his trial hears.

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Murray ‘concern at Jackson drugs’

LOS ANGELES — First, prosecutors showed a photo of Michael Jackson’s pale and lifeless body lying on a gurney. Then, they played a recording of his voice, just weeks before his death. Slow and slurred, his words echoed Tuesday through a Los Angeles courtroom at the start of the trial of the doctor accused of killing him. As a worldwide audience watched on TV and Jackson’s family looked on from inside the courtroom, a drugged Jackson said: Read full article > >

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Jackson’s voice, recorded before death, echoes through LA court as trial of his doctor starts

Michael Jackson’s doctor on trial

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Michael Jackson’s personal doctor set to face manslaughter charge

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Jackson doctor trial to begin

Bet Lakers coach Phil Jackson never thought it would end like this: The 11-time NBA championship-winning Hall of Fame coach witnessed his Los Angeles Lakers, led by star Kobe Bryant, get eliminated from the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks after losing…

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Lakers Swept Out of Playoffs

Jason Terry scored 32 points and the Mavericks swept the Lakers and ended Phil Jackson’s championship-laden coaching career.

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Mavericks 122, Lakers 86: Jackson’s Storied Career Ends With Lakers Falling Meekly

What is expected to be the end of the line for Phil Jackson as Los Angeles Lakers coach came Sunday. His team lost by 36 points, swept out of the NBA playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks in a performance that left the Lakers outclassed ( Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum were ejected ) as well as outplayed. So much for the threepeat and so much for another championship for Jackson, who looked as if he were auditioning for a Southwest Airlines commercial for most of the game. Read full article > >

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NBA Playoffs: Phil Jackson exits the stage

Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson is to make his debut on Broadway this autumn, playing Martin Luther King Jr in a play first staged in London.

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Jackson to play King on Broadway

Ra-Heem Jackson, a starting guard on H.D. Woodson’s basketball team and all-conference player, was shot and killed near his Southeast home Thursday night, according to friends, police and school officials.

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H.D. Woodson basketball star Ra-Heem Jackson killed near his home