June 28, 2009

Lawyer for Michael Jackson’s doctor says painkiller claims “absolutely false”

By Calvin Palmer
A lawyer acting for Michael Jackson’s personal physician described reports that the doctor administered a dose of powerful painkiller before the pop star’s death as “absolutely false”.
Edward Chernoff, a Houston lawyer representing Dr Conrad Murray, said: “There was no Demerol and no OxyContin.”
Chernoff was present during Murray’s three-hour interview with Los Angeles police [...]

June 28, 2009

Gunman kills three at LA biker club fundraiser

By Calvin Palmer
Three people were killed and seven others wounded last night when a gunman opened fire at a motorcycle club fundraising event at a Los Angeles pizza restaurant.
The Old School Riders were holding the event in the parking lot of Falcone’s Pizza, in Pico Rivera, when a gunman opened fire and the fled in [...]