LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's doctor has been charged
with involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death. Prosecutors in
Los Angeles announced the charge today against Dr. Conrad Murray, a
Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died. He faces up
to four years in prison if convicted. Murray's attorney says he'll
plead not guilty.

WASHINGTON (AP) - He was a retired Marine Corps officer who
became an outspoken congressional critic of the Iraq war. A
spokesman says Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania
has died at the age of 77. He had been suffering complications from
gallbladder surgery.
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he's
not convinced that the federal government would cover the cost of
trying Sept. 11 suspects in Manhattan. He says he wants assurances
from the Obama administration that it will help pay for the added
security and other costs. President Barack Obama said yesterday he
has not ruled out holding the trial in New York City, despite the
opposition from Bloomberg and others.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - When you're traveling millions of
miles, you don't want to leave behind anything you'll need. So,
someone had to run out to the launch pad overnight to bring space
shuttle astronaut Stephen Robinson the binder holding his flight
data files. He'd forgotten to bring it. Aside from that, the
countdown and launch of "Endeavour" went smoothly, and the
shuttle is headed for a docking Wednesday with the International
Space Station.

NEW YORK (AP) - Never before have so many people been watching
the same TV show. The Nielsen Co. says the Super Bowl telecast was
watched by more than 106 million people in the United States,
making it the most-watched program in television history. Until
now, that distinction was held by the final episode of "M-A-S-H."