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Jackson concert promoters remove KISS from lineup

By: The Associated Press 08/16/11 1:49 PM

Gene Simmons

By: AP Photo/Richard Drew

FILE - In this April 21, 2011 file photo, Gene Simmons, of the rock group KISS, introduces a... Read More

LOS ANGELES — The organizers of a Michael Jackson tribute concert have rescinded an offer to have KISS perform at the troubled show planned in Wales later this year. Global Live Events announced Tuesday the band would no longer perform after fans, media and the singer's estate noted bassist Gene Simmons has said in recent years that he was convinced Jackson molested children. Jackson was acquitted of molestation charges after a 2005 trial in California. Read More

Romney: tea party good for Washington

By: STEVE PEOPLES 08/16/11 1:31 PM

Mitt Romney says the tea party is good for Washington. Read More

Australian 'collar bomb' suspect ordered detained

By: BRUCE SCHREINER 08/16/11 11:24 AM

An Australian investment banker accused of attaching a fake bomb to a teenager's neck as part of an extort Read More

US stocks fall on global economic worries

By: STAN CHOE 08/16/11 7:47 AM

More evidence of a slowing global economy sent stocks falling Tuesday and threatened to end the market's t Read More

Questions about Indiana stage collapse linger

By: TOM COYNE 08/16/11 3:14 AM

As the Indiana State Fair reopened after a deadly collapse of a concert stage, questions lingered about th Read More

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