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Comparisons come almost too easily. One can rank the hype and pure star power of Michael Jackson up there with the most famous people who have ever lived. His reach was planetary i... (article)
Tell us what Michael Jackson meant to you. What was the first Michael Jackson song you heard? What event in your life happened with a Michael Jackson song playing in the background? L... (article)
Headlines; Remembering Michael Jackson (article)
Oh Spain! You won 35 straight games. And Oh Spain, in the Confederation Cup, (a prelude to the World Cup, both in South Africa), you kept other teams scoreless with a passing style t... (article)
Just months after our President proved that you can be born black in America and achieve the highest heights, the life of Michael Jackson offers a very different narra... (article)
Remembering the King of Pop (episode)
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died yesterday afternoon at the age of 50. Details of his death will not be known until a full autopsy is done. But what we do know is the legacy he ...
The rhetoric between the White House and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is heating up, with the Obama administration accusing Ahmadinejad of trying to blame the U.S. for the re...
When the news broke of Michael Jackson’s death, people in and around his hometown of Gary, Indiana, made their way to his childhood home at 2300 Jackson Street. Chicago Public Radio r...
Farrah Fawcett died yesterday after a long fight with cancer. She had a face that launched a million lunch boxes and a smile (and figure) that sold over 12 million posters. And a hair...
Millions of people around the world are mourning the death of Michael Jackson. What's the reaction beyond the U.S.? Roz Atkins is host of the BBC show World Have Your Say and has been...
Timeline of gay rights since the Stonewall Riots » Forty years ago this weekend, while the nation was mourning the death of singer Judy Garland, New York City police raided a ...
After the news of Michael Jackson’s death, his fans went out into the streets and to the places that he was associated with in their cities. Togther, they shared memories, listened to...
In Iran, the day of the election, the internet was shut down completely. In the last two weeks, it has been slowed down, hacked, and carefully watched. How did the Iranians set up suc...
Call it the Iranian two-step. The government has done its most to throw up an internet firewall, staring on the day of the election. Reports are that connections are slow, emails are ...
From his obsession with plastic surgery to his legal and financial troubles, Michael Jackson led a complicated life. What will he be remembered for: his work as a musical artist or hi...
It’s been another tumultuous week in Iran, following the disputed June 12 election. Today, the top political body in the country, the Guardian Council, says the election was the faire...
What is happening in the GOP? John Ensign and Mark Sanford are the latest casualties of controversy in the Republican Party, admitting to having extramarital affairs. Both were thoug...
Michael Jackson was a phenomenal talent and a very strange man. We ask New York Times music critic Jon Pareles how he thinks Michael Jackson will be remembered years down the road.
Michael Jackson was planning a 50-consecutive-night comeback in London this summer. It would have been more than a decade since Jackson had performed on stage. Despite rumors that he ...