O.J. Simpson and his attorneys, appear in court during the first day of jury selection for Simpson’s trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Monday.

Simpson is appearing in court on charges which include burglary, robbery and assault following an attempted robbery at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in September, 2007.

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On Thursday, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (pictured with his wife Carlita) finally pleaded guilty to two felonies and no contest to another. Shortly after admitting he lied under oath, he submitted his letter of resignation.

As part of his plea deal he’ll lose his law license, serve 120 days in jail, spend five years on probation, not be able to run for office for five years and pay $1 million in restitution to the city.

Kilpatrick will remain in office until September 18, and City Council President Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr. will take office the following day until a special election can be held.

The youngest mayor in Detroit’s history will be sentenced Oct. 28 and report directly to jail. He will be released no sooner than Jan. 27, 2009.

Jesse Jackson was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after suffering severe stomach pains.

Doctors say he has viral gastroenteritis, but they are conducting more tests.

“I have high regard for these doctors,” Jackson said. He had been campaigning and registering voters in Georgia earlier this week when he began to feel ill after becoming dehydrated.

The 66-year-old civil rights leader said he was feeling much better but wasn’t sure when he would be released.