NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Country singer Alan Jackson is known for telling true-to-life tales but he says a song about his wife's battle with cancer, "When I Saw You Leaving (For Nicey)," was tougher than most. In fact, he admits it was the hardest tune he's ever had to record. The heartfelt song about Denise, his wife of 30 years, is the closing track on Jackson's newly released album "Thirty Miles West" and it keeps with the country music... full story ![]()

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 29, 2013 - Alan Jackson might not be a product of the digital age, but that doesn't stop him from being a victim of the machine. The 54-year-old musician has became the latest target...
examiner.com (26 days ago)

Thirty years ago tonight the world first saw Michael Jackson moonwalk The big moment came during the end of his performance of "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25th Anniversary special taped at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and broadcast on NBC about six weeks later The moonwalk only lasted two seconds and...
rollingstone.com (2 months and 2 days ago)
Here’s what the Loop is reading Wednesday: Shop ‘til you drop — Our personal-finance columnist, Michelle Singletary, uses former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., as a cautionary tale of materialism run amok. She catalogues some of the Illinois Democrat’s most outlandish spending (misusing campaign funds), including a $4,600 fedora owned by pop idol Michael Jackson. Also, she...
washingtonpost.com (3 months and 4 days ago)

I'm not going to whinge - I want to celebrate those miles of track that are kept open by enthusiasts all over the country, says Alan Titchmarsh.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 15 days ago)
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., pleaded guilty to misusing $750,000 worth of campaign funds for personal expenses, and will face prison time when he is sentenced this summer. “Sir, for years I lived off my campaign,” Jackson told a federal judge in Washington, D.C. “I used money I shouldn’t have for personal purposes.” As part of the plea deal, sentencing guidelines...
ibtimes.com (3 months and 4 days ago)
Jesse Jackson and his wife pled guilty to campaign finance and tax charges and are set to be sentenced later this year. The charges stem from using approximately $750,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses and then failing to treat the amounts as personal income with the IRS. Both halves of the once powerful political couple could face fail time too. For details of the...
forbes.com (3 months and 2 days ago)

Alan Bennett has advised Alex Jennings to “be nastier” as the actor takes on the challenge of playing the writer in the West End.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 8 days ago)
DEDHAM — Thirty-four years after he fled the state to avoid prison, convicted serial rapist Gary Alan Irving is scheduled to be sentenced next month for raping three young women.
boston.com (1 month and 11 days ago)

Voting is underway in all first-round MMM matchups, and we break down the action in the West Region. By James Montgomery Thirty Seconds to Mars' Jared Leto and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Photo: Getty Images
mtv.com (2 months and 7 days ago)

The Justice Department filed fraud and conspiracy charges Friday against former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., saying that he used about $750,000 in campaign money for personal expenses that included a Michael Jackson fedora and cashmere capes.
arkansasonline.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
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