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  *Joe Jackson will have his day in court next month. California’s Second District Court of Appeal today scheduled Oct. 6 for Michael Jackson’s father to begin arguing that he deserves to receive monthly checks from his late son’s estate. Michael Jackson’s 2002 will left out Papa Joe, and a ruling after the King of […]

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus — has been marketed as a jobs bill, and that’s how it’s been judged. The White House says it has saved or created about 3 million jobs, helping avoid a depression and end a recession. Republicans mock it as a Big […]

VIA KHOU.com: by Lisa Chavarria / 11 News HOUSTON—Houston and Harris County officials are reminding everyone about the dangers, and consequences, of drinking and driving this Labor Day weekend. Drunk-driving arrests and accidents were already happening all throughout the Houston area early Friday morning, according to authorities. At least three suspected drunk driving accidents happened […]

NEW ORLEANS — One person was injured after an explosion on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard said. It happened around 9 a.m. Thursday, and as of 1 p.m., the platform was still burning, Gov. Bobby Jindal said. By 4 p.m., […]

Spanish police say they have disrupted a criminal network trafficking male prostitutes. CNN’s Phil Black reports.

VIA CNN: A well connected to an oil and gas production platform caught on fire in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, engulfing the vessel in flames about 100 miles off the central coast of Louisiana and forcing 13 people overboard, Gov. Bobby Jindal said. All 13 people have been accounted for, said Petty Officer Bill […]

  *Michael Jackson’s brother Randy has donated $60,000 to a Children’s Hospital patient in Los Angeles to pay for her medical bills – just as he had promised. According to X17online, Jackson was moved by the plight of 11-year-old Treasure Dearsaw, who suffers from a vascular malformation which has resulted in the swelling of her […]

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Via CW39.com: HOUSTON, TX – A four year old girl was the unintended victim of a violent confrontation Tuesday afternoon. It began when someone kicked open the door of a home on Castilian near Uvalde and opened fire. The unnamed child was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital where she is reportedly in stable condition. Police […]

VIA CLICK2HOUSTON.com: A jackknifed 18-wheeler shut down several lanes of a southwest Houston freeway for nearly an hour during afternoon rush-hour traffic. Police said the big rig was traveling northbound on Highway 59 near the Weslayan exit when it was involved in a wreck with another vehicle at about 3:30 p.m.Only one northbound lane was […]

  *The New Orleans Saints have recruited Oscar-nominated actor and humanitarian Brad Pitt to narrate “America’s Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints,” a documentary about the team’s Super Bowl XLIV victory against the Indianapolis Colts. The film debuts on the NFL Network on Sept. 8, the night before the Saints’ first game of the regular season. […]