Jackson’s glove up for auction
The glittery glove that Michael Jackson wore when he unveiled his moonwalk on TV in 1983 is hitting the auction block in New York in November. The glove will be featured alongside other one-of-a-kind items — such as an early Madonna demo tape.
Rock pioneer Les Paul dies
Les Paul, the guitar virtuoso and inventor who revolutionized music by developing the solid-body electric guitar and multitrack recording, died Thursday at age 94 in White Plains, N.Y.
You be the judge
A circuit court judge in La Plata, Md., has acknowledged he deflated a tire on a car parked in a restricted area near his courthouse earlier this week. But he isn’t apologizing. Judge Robert C. Nalley said he let out the air because leaving notes for those parked illegally isn’t effective.
21 killed in Iraq
A double suicide bombing devastated a cafe packed with young people Thursday in Sinjar, Iraq, killing at least 21 people, officials said, in the latest attack against a minority community.
Freedom debate
Officials in Edinburgh, Scotland, said Thursday they were considering early release for the Lockerbie bomber — igniting debate between victims’ relatives in the U.S. and Britain over whether he should be allowed to return home to Libya.
Flying high
Germans, Austrians and other foreigners are heading into Italy to play the lottery ahead of a record $186 million jackpot, including some who flew into Milan for a few hours just for a chance to win Thursday night.
