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Attorneys in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor peppered potential jurors with questions on Friday in a format one prosecutor likened to speed dating to seat a panel by day's end.

The FCC has filed its net neutrality rules with the Federal Register, and the controversial rules will go into effect Nov. 20. Don't expect Internet service providers to go down without a fight.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on September 22 to make a plea for Palestinian statehood.

A suspected member of the clandestine hacking group LulzSec was arrested in Arizona on Thursday on charges of taking part in an extensive computer breach of the Sony Pictures Entertainment film studio, the FBI said.

It was hardly rock 'n' roll, but Paul McCartney's debut into the world of ballet with an orchestral score and tale of love set in a royal undersea court premiered at a gala event to stars, music and ballet lovers at a warm reception held on Thursday.

New TV talent show The X Factor was hit with a formal indecency complaint on Friday for broadcasting an audition by a man who twice dropped his pants, and was allowed to carry on singing.

Amanda Knox entered the final stage of her murder appeal looking tense and somber on Friday, but growing speculation suggests there is a big chance she could win her appeal after questions have been raised about the prosecution's DNA evidence.

Davis was killed by lethal injection on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to order a stay of execution.

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Kidnap victim from California, Jaycee Dugard, went to court against the federal government on Thursday, accusing it of not supervising her kidnapper while he was on parole, during which time he captured her and held her for 18 years.

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The board of UBS meets on Friday amid the glamour of Singapore's Grand Prix event to decide the future of its scandal-hit investment bank and CEO Oswald Gruebel, on whose watch it lost $2.3 billion in rogue trading.

The FBI, on Thursday, arrested an alleged member of the LulzSec, a hacking group, in connection with an extensive computer attack against the computer systems of Sony Pictures Entertainment earlier this year, officials said.

Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard on Thursday sued the federal government and accused it of failing to monitor the felon who grabbed her off a Northern California street as a child and held her for 18 years.

Troy Davis, executed by Georgia Wednesday night despite worldwide protest, was not the only death row inmate put to death in the U.S. this week.

I think he had high faith that he was going to be able to avoid this one, defense lawyer Jason Ewart said.

The Georgia man who was convicted of killing a Savannah police officer in 1989 was executed late Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal for a stay.

Pat Hughes left the bar he owns in New York City, flew across the country and showed up at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday morning to stand in line.

Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped and held captive for 18 years, has sued the federal government for failing to supervise her captor, Phillip Garrido, who was on federal parole at the time of her kidnapping.

Debra Lafave, the Florida teacher found guilty of a sex scandal with a 14-year-old student in 2004, ended her probation Thursday following a court ruling to terminate it early.

The day after Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 murder of a Georgia police officer, his family and supporters vowed to continue their fight against the death penalty.