In brief: Rep. Jackson on medical leave

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who defeated a primary challenge this year despite being the target of a House ethics investigation, has been on a medical leave for two weeks and is being treated for exhaustion, his office announced Monday.

In a three-sentence news release, Jackson’s office disclosed that the 47-year-old Democrat went on leave June 10 but did not provide further details, including how long he would be away. In the release, he asked that his family’s privacy be respected.

“I don’t know how long he’ll be out of action,” said Frank Watkins, Jackson’s spokesman, adding that he could not offer additional details.

Suspect held in shooting of officer

DENVER – A 21-year-old man was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder after a veteran Denver police officer who was raising her 12-year-old daughter alone was shot and killed during a free jazz festival, police said Monday.

Suspect Rollen Oliver was taken into custody late Sunday after witnesses gave a description of the gunman. Police also recovered a gun and said they believe Oliver was the only person involved in the attack.

Police Chief Robert White said investigators were not sure if Officer Celena Hollis was the target of the shooting when she answered a call about a disturbance in the park.

Authorities said they did not know the cause of the disturbance.

Oliver appeared in court Monday and was ordered held without bond. District attorney spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough said a decision on charges was not expected until later this week.

Hearst chairman, 84, dies of stroke

NEW YORK – Hearst Corp. board chairman George Randolph Hearst Jr., the oldest grandson of the media titan William Randolph Hearst, died Monday, the company said. Hearst was 84.

The company said in a statement that Hearst died at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif., due to complications from a stroke.

Hearst was the chairman of a privately held media conglomerate that traces its roots back more than 125 years, when his grandfather took over the San Francisco Examiner. Hearst was a director of the company for more than 50 years, the company said. He succeeded his uncle, Randolph A. Hearst, as board chairman in 1996.

Hearst was also president of The Hearst Foundation and a director of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

Hearst joined the staff of the Los Angeles Examiner in 1948 and rose to vice president of Hearst Publishing Co. a decade later. He would become the publisher of several Los Angeles newspapers.

One of his sons, George R. Hearst III, is publisher of the Albany Times Union in New York. He is also survived by his wife, Susan Hearst; two other children, Stephen T. Hearst and Erin Hearst Knudsen; his twin sister, Phoebe Hearst Cooke; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.