Jackson blames doctor for death

Janet Jackson blames physician Conrad Murray for her brother Michael's death.

She told ABC News in an interview to air Wednesday that Murray should no longer be allowed to practice medicine. "He was the one that was administering," Jackson said. "I think he is responsible."

Prosecutors in Los Angeles are weighing charges against Murray in the pop singer's death. Murray told police he administered a powerful anesthetic to the singer shortly before Jackson died June 25.

A spokeswoman for the doctor said Monday he continues to maintain he neither prescribed nor administered anything to Jackson that should have killed him.

Folk singer Guthrie coming to Clearwater

Folk signer Arlo Guthrie will perform on March 13 at Clearwater's Capitol Theatre, the show's promoter, Ruth Eckerd Hall, announced Monday.

Tickets, $50, go on sale at noon Friday at the Ruth Eckerd Hall box office, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 791-7400.

Johnston path 'heartbreaking,' Palin says

Sarah Palin said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that it's heartbreaking to see the road that Levi Johnston, the father of her grandson, has taken and that the soon-to-be Playgirl model hasn't seen his baby in a while.

In an episode that aired Monday, Palin and Winfrey embraced as the one-time Republican vice presidential candidate walked onto the stage. Palin's 413-page book, "Going Rogue," will be released today, and she will begin a book tour Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The new memoir doesn't mention Johnston, who repeatedly has sparred with Palin. Johnston and Palin's daughter Bristol have a son, Tripp.

When Winfrey asked about Johnston, Palin said she didn't think "a national television show is the place to discuss some of the things he's doing and saying."

But Palin went on to say she finds it "a bit heartbreaking to see the road that he is on right now" and that "it's not a healthy place to be."

Today's birthdays

Movie director Martin Scorsese is 67. Actor-director Danny DeVito is 65. "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels is 65. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is 61. Entertainer RuPaul is 49. Actress-model Daisy Fuentes is 43.

Sources: The Associated Press, Curtis Ross