Jackson’s mum named temporary guardian (AAP)

Michael Jackson's family have won temporary custody of the star's children and estate as the first legal shots are fired after the icon's death. more…

BMI to honor Kristofferson as a music icon (AP)

AP – Kris Kristofferson will be honored by BMI as a music icon during the music licensing organization’s country awards in November. more…

Social trends: NT fares better than most (ABC)

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says new data has revealed the Northern Territory has fared better than the national average for a number of health, education and technology indicators. more…

Hall denies retirement talk

Sydney Swans forward Barry Hall has denied he is considering retirement and declared his desire to continue playing AFL with the Swans. more…

Three injured after motorbikes collide

POLICE are investigating a collision between two motorbikes in Sydney that led to three people being sent to hospital. more…

Medical examiner: Pitchman Billy Mays had heart disease (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2002  file photo,TV pitchman Billy Mays poses with some of his cleaning products at his Palm Harbor, Fla., home. Tampa police say Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)AP – Television pitchman Billy Mays likely died of a heart attack in his sleep, but further tests are needed to be sure of the cause of death, a medical examiner said Monday. Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams said Mays suffered from hypertensive heart disease, and the wall of the left ventricle of Mays’ heart and the wall of one of his arteries were enlarged.


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Music World’s Emotional Tribute to Jackson

The entertainment world gathered to honor the King of Pop at BET Awards. more…

Researchers use thoughts to drive wheelchair

Toyota-sponsored researchers in Japan unveiled a brain-machine interface system on Monday that allows a person to use thoughts to direct the motion of a wheelchair. more…

Injured Veron out of Libertadores Cup semi second leg (Reuters)

BUENOS AIRES, June 29 (Reuters) – Estudiantes playmaker Juan Sebastian Veron will miss the second leg of the Libertadores Cup semi-final at Nacional of Uruguay on Wednesday with a leg injury, coach Alex Sabella said on Monday. more…

Honduras tense as ousted president seeks to return (AFP)

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) – Interim leader Roberto Micheletti prepared to govern a tense Honduras on Monday as President Manuel Zelaya sought to return to power after a coup which revived memories of Cold War unrest. more…