Lil Wayne to Stand Trial for Drug Charges
Lil Wayne will go to trial next March for possession of ecstasy and cocaine and for allegedly having a handgun on his tour bus in January 2008. He will plead not guilty. [MSNBC.com]

Autopsy Shows Jackson in Good Health, Weakens Dr. Murray's Defense
Michael Jackson's autopsy report reveals that "he was a healthy person," potentially proving that Dr. Conrad Murray's premise that Jackson had several pre-existing conditions that led to his death is weak at best. Authorities will likely use this new evidence against Murray. [AP]

Sister of Okla. Boy Kept in Closet Speaks
Jaleasa McCall, the sister of the 14-year-old boy who was locked in the closet for four and a half years, is speaking out about the ongoing abuse her brother experienced. McCall said her mother, LaRhonda McCall, "beat, whipped, choked and tied up" her brother, often locking him away for days at a time. McCall kept her brother alive by sneaking food to him when their mother was away. In 1996, LaRhonda McCall was convicted of manslaughter for starving to death her 2-year-old child. [Yahoo News]

Kanye and Lady Gaga Cancel Tour
Kanye West and Lady Gaga have canceled their joint tour, which was to kick off in Phoenix. [Black Voices]

Obama Officials to Speak on Murder
In response to the murder of Chicago student Derrion Albert, President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Chicago next week to discuss the incident. [ABC News]

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