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Choreographer describes Michael Jackson appearing 'a little loopy' after dermatologist visits

The Canadian PressMay 14, 2013 21:01

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday. Travis Payne said he witnessed Jackson's unusual behaviour after the singer visited Dr. Arnold Klein, who Payne believed was performing cosmetic treatments on the singer so that he would be comfortable performing onstage again.

US Justice orders probe into IRS

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 14:37

US justice authorities said Tuesday they had launched a criminal probe into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative, as the White House denied involvement in the scandal. Attorney General Eric Holder said he had ordered an investigation into the federal tax authority's treatment of Tea Party non-profit groups, to see if it had violated any criminal laws. "The FBI is coordinating with the justice department to see if any laws were broken in connection with those matters related to the IRS," Holder told reporters.

Mexican police arrest 2 suspects in killing of Malcolm X's grandson

Agencia EFEMay 14, 2013 12:58

Mexico City, May 14 (EFE).- Two suspects have been arrested in Mexico City in connection with the killing last week of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of U.S. political activist Malcolm X, District Attorney Rodolfo Fernando Rios said. David Hernandez Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Perez, who worked as waiters at The Palace Club on the Plaza Garibaldi, were arrested for the beating death of Shabazz, Rios said. The two suspects, both 24, and two other men allegedly beat Shabazz early Thursday after he refused to pay a $1,200 bar tab, the DA said.

Two arrests in slaying of Malcolm X grandson in Mexico

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 21:15

Mexican police have arrested two waiters who allegedly beat the grandson of late US civil rights activist Malcolm X to death in a bar after he disputed a $1,200 tab, prosecutors said Monday. Mexico City's top prosecutor, Rodolfo Fernando Rios Garza, said authorities were looking for two more suspects in the death of Malcolm Shabazz, 29, who was found lying on the street in front of The Palace Club on Thursday.

Two arrests in slaying of Malcolm X grandson in Mexico

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 17:27

Police have arrested two waiters who allegedly beat to death the grandson of late US civil rights activist Malcolm X in a Mexico City bar after he disputed a $1,200 tab, officials said Monday. Mexico City's top prosecutor, Rodolfo Fernando Rios Garza, said authorities were looking for two other suspects in the death of Malcolm Shabazz, 29, who was found laying on the street in front of The Palace Club on Thursday. Shabazz died later in a hospital of blunt-force trauma, with head injuries, a broken jaw and fractured ribs.

Republican expects more Benghazi 'whistle blowers'

Thomson ReutersMay 13, 2013 15:16

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican on Sunday said he expected more witnesses to step forward with information about last year's deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi and how President Barack Obama's administration responded to the unfolding events. "I do think we're going to see more whistle blowers. I certainly know my committee has been contacted," Representative Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said in an interview on "Fox News Sunday".

Choreographer tells jury she didn't see signs Michael Jackson was ill, might die before shows

The Canadian PressMay 13, 2013 15:01

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die in the final days of his life. "I just never in a million years thought he would leave us, or pass away," Stacy Walker told jurors hearing a lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother against concert promoter AEG Live LLC. "It just never crossed my mind."

Obama hits out at claims of scandal in tax, Benghazi dramas

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 14:47

Seeking to quell a growing scandal, President Barack Obama said Monday it would be "outrageous" if US tax authorities had targeted conservative groups opposed to his White House. As he battled growing political woes, Obama also denied his team had engaged in a cover-up to downplay the impact to his re-election campaign of the attack on the US mission in Benghazi last year, which killed four Americans.

Obama calls IRS actions outrageous, seeks to neutralize crises

Thomson ReutersMay 13, 2013 14:45

By Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Monday to neutralize two crises that threatened his second term agenda, calling the apparent targeting of conservative groups by tax officials "outrageous" and an uproar over his response to American deaths in Libya a "sideshow." At a news conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama tried to put his stamp on the two issues, which are overshadowing other policy priorities just months after he took the oath of office.

Activists tell Obama to stop deporting immigrants who might become legal under new bill

The Canadian PressMay 13, 2013 14:30

WASHINGTON - Immigration activists are calling on President Barack Obama to end deportations of immigrants who might be eligible for legal status under a new immigration bill. Activists have long complained of record deportations breaking up families under the Obama administration. Officials representing labour unions, day labourers and others held a conference call and released a letter Monday telling Obama it makes no sense to be deporting people that he's committed to legalizing through the immigration bill he supports.