TAMPA, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson suffered minor injuries when his sport utility vehicle was hit from behind at a red light by another SUV and both vehicles flipped, police said.
Jackson, 58, was treated at a hospital and released, police spokesman Joe Durkin said Saturday. The driver of the other vehicle was hospitalized in critical condition.
Jackson was stopped Friday night when the other SUV hit him from behind, Durkin said. Jackson did not appear to be at fault.
It was not clear how fast the second SUV was going or whether alcohol was involved, Durkin said.
Jackson began his Hall of Fame career with the Oakland Athletics and won three World Series titles and an MVP award with the team. He is now a special adviser to the New York Yankees.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Musicians including Lauryn Hill and Boyz II Men hope their scheduled performances at a March tsunami benefit concert will help soothe the trauma caused by December's natural disaster.
"If we can lend our music to a situation something of this nature, to bring a relief to the situation, we'll always do that," said Wanya Morris of the Grammy-winning R&B quartet Boyz II Men.
Others scheduled to perform live in Kuala Lumpur on March 18 at the Force of Nature Concert for Tsunami Aid include the Black Eyed Peas, the Backstreet Boys, Wyclef Jean and former members of hip-hop trio the Fugees.
A transcript of comments made by the artists in a promotional video was e-mailed to The Associated Press on Friday.
The Force of Nature Aid Foundation is a nonprofit organization in Kuala Lumpur dedicated to raising money and awareness for victims of natural disasters. The money raised through the concert will be used to rebuild communities devastated by the tsunami in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Legendary soul singer James Brown on Sunday shrugged off talk of retirement and said his work is the root of much of today's music.
The 71-year-old "Godfather of Soul" said in a telephone interview that he can still spread love, tolerance and understanding through his songs.
"Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the music business," he said.
In December, Brown underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer, which came on the heels of a long battle with diabetes. But he said he "feels good" and showed no ill effects during his performance Friday night in Jakarta.
Brown, who spent time in jail in the 1980s and 1990s on drug and assault charges, also said that Michael Jackson has been set up like many entertainers who are believed to have a lot of money.
He said the pop star should be helping tsunami-ravaged Southeast Asia instead of defending himself against child molestation charges in court.
The singer also discussed problems with his 33-year-old wife, Tommie Rae, whom he pleaded guilty to pushing to the floor and threatening to kill last year.
"My wife and I have suffered enough," he said. "If you're going to be big and popular, you're going to have to take the fall if there is fall to be taken. I can take it. Let them say what they want. Whatever they say, she is mine and I'm hers."
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NEW YORK (AP) - On their tour of tsunami damage in Southeast Asia, former President Bill Clinton once allowed his predecessor, former President George H.W. Bush, to sleep on the plane's only bed while he stretched out on the floor.
The government plane in which the presidents toured the disaster area had one large bedroom and another room with tables and seats, according to an interview with Bush in this week's Newsweek.
Bush, 80, said Clinton offered ahead of time to give the older former president the bedroom so he could lie flat and avoid paining his body. Clinton, 58, decided to play cards in the other room that night.
The next morning, Bush said he peeked in and saw Clinton sound asleep on the plane's floor.
"We could have switched places, each getting half a night on the bed, but he deferred to me. That was a very courteous thing, very thoughtful, and that meant a great deal to me," Bush said.
Bush said he and Clinton are not close, but have been compatible on the tour, partly because Clinton respects his age.
The March 14 issue of Newsweek hits newsstands Monday.






