BILLIE JEAN KING HONORED AT US OPEN
Billie Jean King looks at the plaque at the naming ceremony for the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center held at the 2006 US Tennis Open in New York on August 28, 2006..(UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
UPI Related News
MEMPHIS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Former "American Idol" contestant Gedeon McKinney said he is "living the dream" touring Europe with a production of "Thriller Live."
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- The 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom are agents of change, President Barack Obama said Thursday in Washington.
CHICAGO, July 6 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's music will live on, the U.S. pop icon's longtime friend and collaborator, producer Quincy Jones, wrote in a tribute to Jackson Sunday.
LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- A former publicist for Michael Jackson said the late U.S. singer had planned a duet performance in London with his son Prince.
LOS ANGELES, June 29 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's contributions to U.S. black entertainment and culture are deep and lasting, attendees at the BET Awards in Los Angeles said.
LOS ANGELES, June 28 (UPI) -- Pop icon Michael Jackson's father said in Los Angeles Sunday he has "a lot of concerns" about the way his son died but he declined to discuss them in detail.
LOS ANGELES, June 26 (UPI) -- An autopsy Friday failed to establish the cause of entertainer Michael Jackson's death but there was no sign of foul play, Los Angeles officials said.
LOS ANGELES, June 25 (UPI) -- Pop music icon Michael Jackson, who died Thursday in Los Angeles, was a 13-time Grammy Award winner whose 1983 album "Thriller" broke global sales records.
LOS ANGELES, June 25 (UPI) -- Pop star Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles Thursday after falling into a deep coma, his family said. He was 50.
LOS ANGELES, April 14 (UPI) -- A planned auction of nearly 2,000 items belonging to U.S. pop star Michael Jackson has been canceled, TMZ said Tuesday.