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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The BET Awards are undergoing "a total overhaul" as the show is retooled as a tribute to Michael Jackson, the network said June 26. The telecast is being lengthened, performers are being added to the lineup and additional guests are expected to attend, said Debra L.
NEW YORK (AP) - "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken.
Within minutes of Jackson's arrival by ambulance at UCLA Medical Center, people began arriving by the hundreds outside. As word spread that he was dead, people burst into tears. Others stood in disbelief.
NEW YORK (AP) - When Michael Jackson anointed himself "King of Pop" over two decades ago, there was considerable rumbling about his hubris: Yes, he may have become a world sensation with record-setting sales, and yes, he may have had a string of No. 1 hits, but the KING OF ALL POP MUSIC?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday, June 25. He was 50.
Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words," said Quincy Jones. "He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."
During the last week of classes last semester, I began to have sharp pelvic pains. I ignored it for a few days until the aches began to interfere with my sleep. After 15 minutes of Internet research one morning, I concluded I had a urinary tract infection.