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The 12 jurors who will decide the fate of Michael Jackson’s doctor — seven men and five women — were chosen ahead of the start of his manslaughter trial next week.

By Jordan Riefe LOS ANGELES | Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:38pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Baby boomers may remember classical sitar player Ravi Shankar from his legendary appearances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock, or his influence on popular music culture at the time. But what the 91-year-old musical icon remembers most [...]

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES | Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:38pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 12-person jury was selected on Friday to hear the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s former doctor in a process one prosecutor likened to “speed dating.” The panel of seven men and five women includes one man who said [...]

LOS ANGELES | Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:25pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “24″ actor Kiefer Sutherland is set to return to television early next year in a new program from “Heroes” creator Tim Kring that will air on Fox, the network said on Thursday. The show, entitled “Touch,” is centered around a father’s relationship [...]

LOS ANGELES | Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:35pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disgraced pastor Ted Haggard and actor Gary Busey will trade partners in an upcoming episode of “Celebrity Wife Swap,” a spokeswoman for the show said on Thursday. Haggard’s participation in the episode comes five years after a stunning fall from grace for [...]