<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Santa Barbara County: News &amp; Videos about Santa Barbara County - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Santa_Barbara_County</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Santa Barbara County from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:51:43 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Santa Barbara County: News &amp; Videos about Santa Barbara County - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Santa_Barbara_County</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Santa Barbara County from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Police say father of Jackson accuser has killed 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fires</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/16/california.fires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/16/california.fires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Dry conditions and strong winds in California left much of the state vulnerable to massive fires, with blaze-starters ranging from a cooking fire at a drug trafficking operation to a bird flying into a power line.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson family may be allowed burial at Neverland Ranch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/09/jackson.burial/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/09/jackson.burial/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The family of Michael Jackson has been told by state officials that it may be possible to bury the singer at Neverland Ranch -- if the county gives the green light.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Jackson public viewing set for Friday</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/30/michael.jackson/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/30/michael.jackson/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Michael Jackson's body will be taken to his Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning for a public viewing Friday, a law enforcement source said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gary Collins Gets Home Detention Over Jail in DUI Case</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281365,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281365,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The former TV host will serve four months at home with a GPS ankle bracelet</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rob Lowe's Legal Battle with One Nanny Is Over</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20278807,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20278807,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The actor, who claimed defamation, and Jessica Gibson, who claimed sexual harassment, both withdraw their lawsuits</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>California fire possibly started by power tool</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/11/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/11/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The wildfire that has scorched thousands of acres and destroyed dozens of homes in Southern California for almost a week apparently was started by a power tool being used to clear brush in the area, fire officials said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 04:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>California firefighters making a dent as weather improves</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/05/09/california.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/05/09/california.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Fog, low winds and cool ocean air were giving firefighters hope Saturday that the wildfire that has ravaged parts of Southern California for days may be coming under control.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 01:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfire continues roaring through Southern California</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/08/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/08/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring in Southern California on Friday, as fire officials acknowledged they're not sure how much luck they'll have slowing the blaze.</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 05:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>13,500 flee growing California fire</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/07/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/07/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A wind-fanned wildfire spread across 1,300 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, early Thursday, forcing 13,500 residents to evacuate and destroying at least 20 homes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 23:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfires scorch parts of California, Arizona</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/06/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/06/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A wildfire stoked by heavy winds, high temperatures and low humidity burned high-end homes Wednesday in the foothills of Santa Barbara County, California.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfire 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say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/18/california.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/18/california.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A wildfire that destroyed more than 200 structures, including several mansions in a community where celebrities own homes, was sparked by a bonfire that its makers apparently thought was extinguished, authorities said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>California fires could burn for days, official says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/17/california.fires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/17/california.fires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Firefighters will need at least until midweek to get control of wildfires that have destroyed more than 900 homes and other structures in Southern California, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman says.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Authorities: One of California wildfires 'human caused'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/16/california.fires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/16/california.fires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>One of three major wildfires burning in southern California appears to be "human caused," a spokesman for the state's fire agency said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Winds hinder firefighting efforts near Los Angeles</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/15/california.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/15/california.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Wildfires driven by hurricane-strength winds tore through Southern California on Saturday for the second day in a row, destroying hundreds of homes, displacing thousands of people and forcing freeway closures and rotating 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</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229432,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229432,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The actress is held and released by police in Santa Barbara County</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfires force residents to flee Paradise</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/09/wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/09/wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Thousands of people living in Paradise are fleeing their small northern California town Wednesday as wildfires charge into the area, officials said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crews forge progress against California fires</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/06/wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/06/wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Authorities overseeing the battle against hundreds of wildfires in California had a mixed assessment as the weather forecast for Sunday stirred both hope and concern across the state.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Weather Helping Calif. Firefighters</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820640,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820640,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and higher humidity overnight to help containin a blaze burning through the mountains in Santa Barbara County, Calif.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>330 Fires Still Raging in California</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Firefighters got a gift of a mild, mostly windless night as they attempted to protect thousands of homes Sunday from a huge wildfire, one of more than 300 burning in the state</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Western Firefighters 'Stretched Thin'</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820516,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820516,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>California fires threaten Big Sur, Santa Barbara County</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/04/wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/04/wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Fast-moving flames early Friday burned the steep mountainsides a mile from homes on the northern edge of Goleta, California, near Santa Barbara.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Calif. Wildfires Out of Control</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819899,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819899,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Authorities ordered most of the remaining residents of this scenic coastal community to leave Wednesday because an out-of-control wildfire, one of hundreds in California</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Calif. Wildfires Exhaust Firemen</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials have been forced to strategically choose which to fight and which to leave to burn for weeks or even months</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Calif. home sales soar 18% as prices swoon</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/real_estate/Calif_home_sales_soar/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/real_estate/Calif_home_sales_soar/index.htm</guid><description>On Wednesday there was some good news for California, which has been one of the hardest hit states in the housing crisis, when a local realtor group said that sales there jumped 18% in May compared to May 2007.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Jackson seeks to keep Neverland Ranch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/27/jackson.foreclosure/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/27/jackson.foreclosure/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pop star Michael Jackson will avoid foreclosure on his Neverland Ranch property with a new loan, a Jackson insider told CNN Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch for Sale?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180618,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180618,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Michael Jackson's famously extravagant home, the Neverland Ranch, will be put up for public auction if the singer doesn't pay more than $24 million, according to a court filing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ellen DeGeneres Cleans Up in House Deal</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164857,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164857,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The California housing slump has not hit everyone: Ellen DeGeneres has unloaded the Santa Barbara County estate she bought last year for 27 percent more than she paid for it, reports the Wall Street Journal.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Ellen DeGeneres Closes Two Real-Estate Deals</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20160577,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20160577,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Ellen DeGeneres can dance for joy &amp;amp;#8211; she's just cinched two real-estate deals out West.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Unspoiled land - a bargain at $155 million!</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395436/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395436/index.htm</guid><description>The real estate market is crashing? You'd hardly know it from the prices in Sotheby's fall catalog. Take Rancho El Cojo and neighboring Jalama Ranch in Santa Barbara County, Calif., on page 40. The... </description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Getaways: Secret sand </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/07/20/santa.barbara.beaches/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/07/20/santa.barbara.beaches/index.html</guid><description>On first look at the surf hammering Jalama Beach, the surfer dude with a retro 'fro lets out a call that channels a combination of a sea lion's bark and a bloodhound's howl: "AAAARH-OOOOOGH!"</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson jurors: Evidence 'just wasn't there'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/jackson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/jackson.trial/index.html</guid><description>A stoic Michael Jackson walked out of court acquitted by jurors who said they didn't have enough evidence to convict him of molestation charges that could have sent him to prison for years.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson visits hospital again</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/05/jackson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/05/jackson.trial/index.html</guid><description>Michael Jackson visited a hospital for about two hours Sunday afternoon for treatment of a recurring back problem and returned to his nearby Neverland Ranch, his spokeswoman said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leno: Clarify Jackson trial gag order</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/03/jackson.trial.leno/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/03/jackson.trial.leno/index.html</guid><description>Late night talk show host Jay Leno, subpoenaed to appear as a defense witness in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial, has asked that a judge clarify the gag order in the case so he can continue to mention the trial in his nightly monologue.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson jury selection completed</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/24/jackson.jury.picked/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/24/jackson.jury.picked/index.html</guid><description>Jury selection has been completed in Michael Jackson's trial on child-molestation charges, clearing the way for opening statements to begin Monday, the presiding judge announced Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson case resumes with jury selection</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/22/jackson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/22/jackson.case/index.html</guid><description>Jury selection resumed Tuesday in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial, a week after the proceedings were postponed when the pop star was hospitalized with the flu.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Police launch new search of Jackson ranch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/03/jackson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/03/jackson/index.html</guid><description>Sheriff's investigators were searching Michael Jackson's Neverland estate on Friday in connection with child molestation charges against the pop singer, a Santa Barbara County sheriff's spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 19:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New suit accuses Michael Jackson of sexual assault</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/03/michael.jackson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/03/michael.jackson/index.html</guid><description>A lawsuit has been filed accusing pop star Michael Jackson of sexual assault more than 20 years ago -- the memory of which the new accuser says he repressed until recently.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2004 14:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson attorney fined by judge</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/17/jackson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/17/jackson.case/index.html</guid><description>The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case fined one of the pop star's lawyers $1,000 Tuesday after he refused to back off a line of questioning the judge had told him was off-limits.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sources: Probe concludes Jackson not 'manhandled'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/jackson.sheriff/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/jackson.sheriff/index.html</guid><description>The California attorney general's office has determined that Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies treated pop star Michael Jackson properly when he surrendered himself to them last year, sources familiar with the investigation told CNN late Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2004 05:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge postpones Jackson trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/27/jackson.trial/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/27/jackson.trial/index.html</guid><description>The judge in the child molestation case against pop star Michael Jackson has announced he will push back the start of the trial to January 31, 2005.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson's lawyers want charges dismissed </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/18/jackson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/18/jackson.case/index.html</guid><description>Lawyers for pop singer Michael Jackson plan to file a motion challenging the charges against their client in an attempt to have some of the counts dismissed.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson denounces leak of 1993 confidentiality agreement with boy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/17/michael.jackson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/17/michael.jackson/index.html</guid><description>Pop superstar Michael Jackson on Thursday denounced leaks of a 1993 confidentiality agreement between him and a boy who had accused the musician of molesting him.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfire not expected to threaten Reagan ranch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/06/07/reagan.ranch.wildfire/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/06/07/reagan.ranch.wildfire/index.html</guid><description>A wildfire fueled by gusts of wind over drought-parched land burned just four miles from the ranch that served as former President Ronald Reagan's western White House, but firefighters expect it to be contained within two days and not threaten the ranch unless there is an unexpected shift in the weather, a Santa Barbara County fire official said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfire imperils former Reagan ranch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/06/06/reagan.ranch.wildfire/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/06/06/reagan.ranch.wildfire/index.html</guid><description>Fueled by gusts of wind over drought-parched land Sunday, a wildfire approached the ranch that served as President Ronald Reagan's western White House in the 1980s, said fire officials in Santa Barbara County, California.</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2004 23:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Firefighters make progress</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/05/05/wildfires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/05/05/wildfires/index.html</guid><description>Good weather is helping firefighters make progress against six Southern California blazes that have scorched nearly 20,000 acres this week in what officials fear could portend a brutal fire season.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2004 08:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Photos, underwear seized in Jackson case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/03/jackson.underwear/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/03/jackson.underwear/index.html</guid><description>Underwear believed to have been worn by Michael Jackson and photographs of him with young boys have been seized by authorities investigating child molestation charges against the pop star, Monmouth County, New Jersey, officials confirmed Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2004 01:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson pleads not guilty</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/30/jackson.hearing/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/30/jackson.hearing/index.html</guid><description>Michael Jackson pleaded not guilty Friday to child molestation charges that include accusations of child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Jackson to hear charges</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/29/jackson.hearing/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/29/jackson.hearing/index.html</guid><description>California court officials hope they can prevent the circus-like scene that overshadowed January's arraignment, when singer Michael Jackson appears Friday morning to hear the charges a grand jury returned against him last week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Security tight for Jackson arraignment</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/28/jackson.court/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/28/jackson.court/index.html</guid><description>As officials in the town of Santa Maria coordinate security plans for pop star Michael Jackson's court appearance Friday, the singer's legal team decided to revise its security as well by replacing the Nation of Islam with a private firm, a source familiar with the defense said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson: I decided to fire attorneys</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/26/michael.jackson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/26/michael.jackson/index.html</guid><description>Singer Michael Jackson said Monday that he personally decided to fire defense attorneys Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Warrant pending for Jackson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/22/jackson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/22/jackson.case/index.html</guid><description>A bench warrant has been issued for Michael Jackson following his indictment by a grand jury investigating allegations that the pop star molested a 12-year-old boy, a source close to the case said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grand jury indicts Jackson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/21/jackson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/21/jackson.case/index.html</guid><description>A grand jury investigating allegations that pop star Michael Jackson molested a 12-year-old boy indicted him Wednesday. The charges in the indictment were not immediately known.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson accuser appears before grand jury</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/01/jackson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/01/jackson.case/index.html</guid><description>A 14-year-old boy who accused singer Michael Jackson of molesting him when he was 12 has testified before a grand jury, a source familiar with the case told CNN Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Grand jurors selected to hear Michael Jackson evidence</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/26/jackson.grand.jury/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/26/jackson.grand.jury/index.html</guid><description>Nineteen grand jurors who will hear the case against pop star Michael Jackson have been chosen, CNN has learned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gloved one reaches for new fashion accessory</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/27/jackson.mask/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/27/jackson.mask/index.html</guid><description>First it was the glove, then the surgical mask, now it seems the ski mask is Michael Jackson's latest fashion accessory.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Jackson, ex-wife hire family law judge</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/25/michael.jackson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/25/michael.jackson/index.html</guid><description>Pop star Michael Jackson and his ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, have hired a retired judge to help them resolve an undisclosed "family law" matter, according to papers filed in a Los Angeles court.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson pleads not guilty, then gives fans a thrill</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/16/jackson.arraignment/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/16/jackson.arraignment/index.html</guid><description>Michael Jackson pleaded not guilty Friday to seven felony counts of child molestation, then went outside and climbed to the roof of his SUV, clapped his hands, stamped his feet and blew kisses to his frenzied fans massed outside the Santa Barbara County Courthouse.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Jackson faces arraignment Friday</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/15/jackson.case/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/15/jackson.case/index.html</guid><description>Pop superstar Michael Jackson will plead not guility at his arraignment Friday on child molestation charges in a case expected to attract busloads of fans, curiosity seekers and news people from around the world.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2004 19:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Jackson defense gets copy of warrant</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/13/jackson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/13/jackson/index.html</guid><description>A judge ordered the Santa Barbara County district attorney Tuesday to give Michael Jackson's defense lawyers a copy of the warrant allowing a search of the pop icon's home, as well as documents related to that warrant.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Media seek Jackson search warrant</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/07/jackson.passport/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/07/jackson.passport/index.html</guid><description>Attorneys for several news organizations, including CNN, filed a motion Wednesday asking a judge to unseal records relating to the search of singer Michael Jackson's home.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2004 18:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>And You Can Keep the Wine</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/29/280660/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/29/280660/index.htm</guid><description>FORTUNE gave $100 to Brandon Carr, maitre d' and wine buyer at Four Square, in Durham, N.C., to see what he'd buy. </description><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GETTING PUSHED OUT OF AMERICA You want to know why jobs and investment are fleeing the U.S.? Just ask this big oil mogul. But is</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/05/79686/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/05/79686/index.htm</guid><description>I'm doing a lousy job, confesses the boss. "I stand up there before an audience, and I sound just like a big damn oil mogul. I sound like the tobacco companies ten years ago. I haven't figured out ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 1994 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>