AP - Michael Jackson still had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor found him in bed and not breathing, a lawyer for the doctor told The Associated Press on Sunday.

AP - The BET Awards turned up the star power Sunday as the annual event was transformed into a musical farewell to Michael Jackson.

AP - Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing The King of Pop's standards. One person who perhaps knew him best, though, brought the night into perspective: his sister.

E! Online - It's the call Michael Jackson fans have dreaded hearing.

AP - Michael Jackson called his trial on child molestation claims, "the hardest thing I've ever done in my life." Acquitted of all charges by a jury but convicted by public opinion, he spent the rest of his life trying to recover from the ordeal.

Reuters - A second police interview with the doctor caring for pop star Michael Jackson the day he died yielded no information suggesting the physician committed a crime, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.

AP - The father of Michael Jackson says he does not believe stress over the intense series of concerts the King of Pop planned for his comeback led to his death.

AP - After three days to process the shock and grief, attendees at the BET Awards — a show thrown into "total overhaul" by the death of Michael Jackson — were preparing for what was sure to be a spectacular celebration of the King of Pop, put on by a dazzling collection of the artists he influenced most.

E! Online - It has been years since Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney have been considered the best of friends (or even on speaking terms), but the King of Pop's death leaves the former Beatle sad and shocked all the same.

E! Online - In happier times, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson eased on down the road of stardom together.