LOS ANGELES - Police towed the car of a doctor from Michael Jackson's home on Friday and said it could contain drugs or other evidence offering clues in the pop star's death.
Los Angeles police spokeswoman Karen Rayner said coroner's investigators were seeking to interview the doctor but said she did not know the doctor's identity. She stressed the doctor was not under criminal investigation.
WASHINGTON - HOUSEHOLDS pushed their savings rate to the highest level in more than 15 years in May as a big boost in incomes from the government's stimulus programme was devoted more to bolstering nest eggs than increased spending.
The Commerce Department said on Friday that consumer spending rose 0.3 per cent in May, in line with expectations. But incomes jumped 1.4 per cent, the biggest gain in a year and easily outpacing the 0.3 per cent increase that economists expected.
NEW YORK - A BIDDER has offered to pay US$456,789 (S$685,184) for a steak lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, in a charity auction expected to be completed Friday night on eBay website.
The top bid as of noon EDT (12 am Singapore time) in the 10th annual fundraiser remains well short of last year's record US$2.11 million paid by Hong Kong-based investor Zhao Danyang. The starting price was US$25,000, and the auction ends at 10 pm EDT (10 am Singapore time) on Friday.
MADRID - MANCHESTER United winger Cristiano Ronaldo completed his 80 million pound (S$195 million) world record transfer to Real Madrid on Friday, signing a six-year deal with the Primera Liga club.
'Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed the final agreement for the transfer of the rights of the player Cristiano Ronaldo effective July 1,' Real said on their website (www.realmadrid.com).
