Massive demand for Jackson memorial tickets (Reuters)

Reuters - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.

Michael Jackson was working on two albums (Reuters)

Reuters - At the time of Michael Jackson's death last week, it was well-known that he was preparing for a 50-show concert series at London's O2 Arena later this month.

Michael Jackson book a headache for Jackie O (Reuters)
Reuters - Michael Jackson crossed swords with a lot of people when he was alive, but perhaps none more important than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence (AP)

AP - Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love.

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert (AP)

AP - Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Saturday night in the same arena where he was to stage his comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves.

Jackson Memorial Service Details Revealed (E! Online)

E! Online - Family, friends and fans of Michael Jackson are finally being given the opportunity to celebrate the life of the King of Pop.

Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies (Reuters)

Reuters - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.

Jermaine Jackson Talks Michael: "I Wish It Was Me" (E! Online)

E! Online - Exactly one week after Michael Jackson's death, brother Jermaine Jackson became the first member of the still-mourning musical family to sit down for an in-depth interview about the late icon, speaking to the Today show this morning from the grounds of Neverland Ranch.

Networks to offer live Jackson memorial coverage (AP)

AP - The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television.

Fans overlook Michael Jackson's dark side (Reuters)
Reuters - Just as people choose to forget that Elvis Presley was a bloated drug addict when he died, so Michael Jackson is now the subject of posthumous veneration that overlooks the dark side of his life.