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Sammy Sosa Face Before and After

Sammy Sosa, former baseball player is now hot pick amongst baseball lovers for his facial reincarnation depicted in the photographs. The former slugger’s skin appears to be much lighter than when he played.

With a price tag of nearly $1 million, Michael Jackson’s funeral was fit for a king

Records: Jackson’s funeral cost nearly $1 million

Judge: Michael Jackson’s father can’t challenge appointment of will executors

Judge: Joe Jackson can’t challenge will executors

Michael Jackson’s mother withdraws opposition to son’s longtime associates as will executors

Michael Jackson’s mother approves will executors

Meltdown 101: Big changes in the nation’s work force since unemployment last hit 10 pct

Meltdown 101: When unemployment last hit 10 pct

Meltdown 101: Big changes in the nation’s work force since unemployment last topped 10 pct

Meltdown 101: When unemployment last topped 10 pct

Japanese electronics makers still in red amid slump while South Korean rivals rebound

Japan tech giants slump as SKorean rivals rebound

Jackson doctor tells Nevada court he can’t pay child support, blames threats, press coverage

LAS VEGAS — The doctor being investigated in Michael Jackson’s death told a court he can’t afford to pay $13,000 in child support and other debts because he was forced to close his medical practice after physical threats against him and his staff, according to court documents obtained Friday.

Arena owner: LA city attorney bullied him to pay $6M for policing Jackson memorial

LOS ANGELES — The owner of the Staples Center arena said the city attorney bullied and threatened him in an effort to recover millions of dollars the city spent to police last summer’s Michael Jackson memorial.

New Michael Jackson song debuts, but it’s familiar tune for co-writer Paul Anka

LOS ANGELES — With a familiar high-pitched voice counting off one-two-three-four, a new Michael Jackson single debuted online Monday, prompting a hasty response from the singer’s estate after Paul Anka revealed he was the song’s co-writer.

What’s scarier than ghosts and goblins? Madoff at Halloween

NEW YORK — Don’t be alarmed if Bernard Madoff comes knocking this Halloween.

Michael Jackson’s glove, Elvis’ guitar, Indy’s whip sold at memorabilia auction in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — An illuminating glove worn by Michael Jackson during the 1984 Victory Tour has brought in $70,800 at an auction of entertainment memorabilia.

Private investigator who worked for Jackson pleads no contest in LA conspiracy case

LOS ANGELES — A private investigator who once worked for A-list defendants such as Michael Jackson and Winona Ryder pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges that he tried to pay off a suspected rape victim.

Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards for a spirited history lesson

NEW YORK — Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, walking through a graveyard can be a little spooky — especially in autumn as the trees lose their leaves, flowers wither away and light fades in the late afternoon.

Mayfield set to hire Mark Geragos in drug suspension fight with NASCAR

Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield is turning to high-profile attorney Mark Geragos to help fight his drug suspension.

India, world commemorate Gandhi (Roundup)

NEW DELHI - Mahatma Gandhi, the global peace icon, was Friday commemorated on his 140th birth anniversary with India renaming a rural empowerment scheme after him and US President Barack Obama saying Americans owed him enormous gratitude. Search engine Google decorated its home page with a sketch of the man whose message of non-violence still resonates around the world.

Google features Gandhi doodle

LONDON - The search engine Google Friday decorated its home page with a sketch of Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary.

Paris designers send out raw and sexy looks in abbreviated leather, dazzling rhinestones

PARIS — Galdiatrixes in minidresses that looked like they were made from the skins of freshly vanquished crocodiles and models that scintillated like human disco balls had the run of Paris’ catwalks on Thursday as the City of Light’s spring-summer 2010 collections moved into day two.

Michael Jackson’s crystal-studded boots fetch €10,000 at event chaired by sister Janet

MILAN — Crystal-studded boots that Michael Jackson intended to wear on his planned comeback tour fetched euro10,000 ($14,650) at a celebrity fundraiser chaired by his sister, Janet.

Sacred Hindu ritual pind-daan performed for Michael Jackson in India

Entertainment icon Michael Jackson’s “pind-daan”, a sacred Hindu ritual for salvation and peace, was held at holy city of Bodh Gaya in Bihar State of India, according to reports.

Divorce American style: Census says counties in Indiana, Florida have most divorced residents

ISLAMORADA, Fla. — It’s easy to see why bookkeeper Linda Mortimer moved to the Florida Keys 20 years ago: the impossibly blue water, the year-round sunshine, a lifestyle so laid-back that every day is like a Jimmy Buffett lyric.

Continual drumbeat of the deaths of the famous mark summer ‘09

NEW YORK — We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens.

Judge says Katherine Jackson can challenge administrators of son’s estate

LOS ANGELES — A judge says Michael Jackson’s mother can challenge the men currently administering her son’s estate without losing her stake.

Over 500,000 pray to ancestors in Gaya

PATNA - Over 500,000 Hindu devotees have come to Bihar’s Gaya town to perform the ‘pinda daan’ ritual for ancestors, officials said Thursday.

At 92, Dame Vera Lynn beats the Beatles to No. 1 spot on Britain’s album chart

LONDON — At age 92, Dame Vera Lynn has beaten the Arctic Monkeys and even the Beatles to capture the No. 1 record in Britain.

Michael Jackson tribute rescheduled for June 2010 in London

VIENNA — A global Michael Jackson tribute in front of an Austrian palace has been scrapped and moved to London, organizers announced Friday, saying they needed more time to put together a show fit for the King of Pop.

Jackson tribute rescheduled for June 2010 in London

VIENNA — Organizers of a tribute to Michael Jackson that had been set for Vienna this month say the event will be held instead in London next June.

Ohio elections panel hears congresswoman’s complaint involving Turkish, Armenian history

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Turkish government covertly funneled campaign money to an Ohio congresswoman in return for her denials that the mass killings of Armenians during World War I constituted genocide, an Armenian American and his high-powered attorney argued at a state hearing Thursday.