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He was a child star, an international icon, a running late-night talk show joke. But in his prime, his overbearing talent and ambition made him a musical genius. He was 50 years old when he died.

Singer Michael Jackson, the man known as the King of Pop to legions of fans around the globe, who lived most of his extraordinary life in the public eye, died Thursday in Los Angeles after going into cardiac arrest, sources tell NPR. He was 50 years old.

New Italian Film Looks to Life of Giulio Andreotti

The state Legislature on Wednesday began a sharp debate about a plan to close California's projected $24 billion deficit but showed few signs of defusing the crisis quickly.

Growing up in a largely Hispanic neighborhood in the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor has said, she never saw herself as a minority. But the culture shock of being one of the first Latinas to attend Princeton helped forge her commitment to community service and social justice.

As Pakistan's army continues its offensive against the Taliban, militants have scattered into the rugged mountains near the border with Afghanistan. The army hopes to get help from local militias, like the lakshar in the remote district of Upper Dir, to capture and kill Taliban operatives.

South Korea's "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea is being criticized and dismantled under a new administration. But the architect of that policy, former President Kim Dae-jung, says it still has the support of the majority of South Koreans.

The self-proclaimed anti-Semite who killed a security guard after opening fire at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is being charged with murder, officials said Thursday.

An elderly man walked into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Wednesday and opened fire, hitting a security guard before being shot, police and emergency workers said. The guard later died.

On a recent patrol in western Afghanistan, U.S. Special Forces spent more time rebuilding villages than battling enemy fighters. It's an attempt to win the confidence and loyalty of locals, and to counter the influence of the Taliban.