Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," has died after suffering cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home. The singer had been preparing for a major comeback after years of seclusion.
Michael Jackson sports his trademark glove as he performs 'Billie Jean' during his '30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years' concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7, 2001. (AP / Beth A. Keiser)
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A fire department official said Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his rented Bel Air mansion at 12:26 p.m. It's believed his personal physician was with him at the time. Jackson, 50, was then treated at UCLA Medical Center, just a six-minute drive away. But hospital officials were unable to revive him. His brother Jermaine Jackson said doctors pronounced him dead at 2:26 p.m."A team of doctors, including emergency physicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour. And they were unsuccessful," he told reporters.
The Canadian Press January 21, 2009 at 4:05 AM EST
WHITE ROCK, B.C. — A B.C. man probably wishes he had given his 11-month-old son a set of keys to play with instead of a phone, after the infant accidentally dialled 911 and brought police to dad's marijuana grow operation. Mounties say a 911 call came in from a White Rock, B.C., residence Friday morning but whoever was on the other end of the line hung up.Officers arrived at the residence and after numerous knocks on the door went unanswered, they entered the home. “The gentleman was quite surprised,” said White Rock RCMP Const. Janelle Canning.She said the 29-year-old male, startled by the sudden sight of police, insisted he hadn't made the call.
