OBAMA

DENVER (AP) -- On a night 45 years after Martin Luther King Junior delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. To the cheers of an estimated 84,000 at Denver's Invesco Field, Obama made history. He's the first black American to win a major party nomination. Obama made no overt mention of his own race. But he did refer to himself as "not the likeliest candidate." Obama said America has had "enough" of broken politics and doesn't want John McCain to continue "the failed policies of George W. Bush."

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DENVER (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey shed some serious tears in Denver. She says she cried her "eyelashes off" when Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination last night before a huge stadium crowd. Oprah says she thinks Obama's speech was the "most powerful thing" she's ever experienced. She was an early supporter of Obama, backing him even before the Democratic primaries got under way last year.

KANYE WEST: WISHES HIS MOTHER COULD SEE BARACK OBAMA'S CANDIDACY

DENVER (AP) -- Kanye West is bittersweet about Barack Obama's candidacy for president. West calls it "an incredible time" but he says "I wish my mamma could have seen this day." West was in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. He and Jamie Foxx performed a song dedicated to Obama at a party sponsored by Bono and the Recording Industry Association of America. Onstage Foxx declared "With Obama, we make history." They also performed their hit "Gold Digger." The crowd was treated to a couple of new songs West said he's written in the past several days. Last night, Stevie Wonder warmed up the crowd before Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field. Wonder sang a special version of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours."

<MICHAEL JACKSON: TURNING 50

UNDATED (AP) -- He may not have the wrinkles to show it, but Michael Jackson turns 50 today. Jackson has been wowing crowds from the time he led the Jackson 5 at the age of 11. He hasn't said how he's spending the five-oh but in honor of his birthday, fans are being asked to vote for their favorite song. The songs with the most votes will be released as a limited "best of" album titled simply "King of Pop." The voting is taking place all over the world and officials say fan participation has been "phenomenal."

<OPRAH WINFREY: FORBES RANKS WINFREY NUMBER 36 ON ITS LIST OF MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

BERLIN (AP) -- How powerful is Oprah Winfrey? More powerful than the first lady but not as powerful as the lady who wanted to be president, Hillary Clinton. Forbes magazine ranks Winfrey 36th on its list of the world's most powerful women. That's eight places ahead of first lady Laura Bush but eight places behind Clinton. Topping the list is German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

DMX: PLEADS GUILTY IN MIAMI

MIAMI (AP) -- DMX isn't going to have to do any more jail time in Miami for attempted marijuana and cocaine possession charges. He pleaded guilty Wednesday but was sentenced to time served. However, DMX is still in police custody awaiting extradition to Arizona on drug and animal cruelty charges. His lawyer says if DMX hadn't pleaded out, he'd have had to sit in jail in Miami until an October trial date.

SUGE KNIGHT: OUT OF JAIL ON BOND

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Suge Knight is out of jail in Las Vegas after posting $19,000 bail. Knight also promised to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court in September on felony assault and drug charges. Knight was arrested Wednesday morning after police say they saw him beat his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Vegas strips. The woman was treated for injuries, but she wasn't stabbed. Authorities say Knight had Ecstasy and hydrocodone on him when he was busted.

TIGER WOODS: PLAYS TIGER WOODS

UNDATED (AP) -- Guess what Tiger Woods does while he's recovering from knee surgery: he plays "his" video game. Woods says he plays a lot of "Tiger Woods PGA Tour," especially against friends in tournaments. He doesn't play as himself, though. He's created one character who's really buffed-out, and another who is pudgy. Woods says he's learning stuff from playing the game, because putts he's had in real life break the same way and in the same amount as they do in the game. He says he'll be playing real golf again in January, but he doesn't have any idea when he'll be able to compete again.

AVANT: HERE'S ONE FOR THE TROOPS

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Avant is doing a tour but he's not telling anyone exactly where he is. That's because he's performing for U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait and it's a safety issue. Avant's concert tour there began last Saturday and will run until September 1st. He's performing not just at the larger bases, but at secured positions near the front as well.

RUN DMC: LOOKING BACK

UNDATED (AP) -- In 1991, Run from Run DMC pleaded innocent to rape charges. A fan who asked for an autograph accused him of the crime in Cleveland.

GLADYS KNIGHT: LOOKING BACK

UNDATED (AP) -- Gladys Knight and motivational speaker Les Brown tied the knot on this date in 1995. Since then, the two have divorced.

EMINEM:LOOKING BACK

UNDATED (AP) -- Six years ago, the audience at the MTV Video Music Awards booed Eminem. He had called Moby a girl and threatened to hit a guy with glasses, which Moby was wearing. That same night, Michael Jackson accepted a special award as a birthday present that he mistook for the Artist of the Millennium award.

ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO: BIRTHDAY

UNDATED (AP) -- Nine time Grammy nominee Me'Shell NdegeOcello is 39. Her singles "If That's Your Boyfriend " and "Who Is He and What Is He To You?" have both hit top 20.

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