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Jun 26, 2009 11:17 AM CDT

Cops Can't Find Jackson's Doctor

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner,...

TMZ Scoops World
on Jackson Death

Jun 26, 2009 10:41 AM CDT

TMZ Scoops World on Jackson Death

(Newser) - TMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But many...

With Icons' Deaths,
Gen X Grows Up

OPINION

Jun 26, 2009 10:20 AM CDT

With Icons' Deaths, Gen X Grows Up

Pair of generation's icons pass in a day

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were icons to many, but especially to the impressionable members of Generation X. “These people were on our lunchboxes,” notes one post-boomer. “This is the moment when Generation X realizes they're grown up." “Cynical” and “disaffected,” Gen X...

Jacko Leaves Pile of Debt

Jun 26, 2009 10:00 AM CDT

Jacko Leaves Pile of Debt

Could have recouped losses with comeback

(Newser) - Michael Jackson died deep in debt, Reuters reports: Wall Street Journal sources put the figure at $500 million earlier this month. The entertainer and his managers had hoped a planned concert series this summer would refill his coffers. Still, Jackson’s copyrights to his songs and his stake in the...

Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece

Jun 26, 2009 9:39 AM CDT

Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece

The tale of an iconic image: Rising star styled her own hair

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett's role in Charlie’s Angels made her a TV star, but her 1976 pin-up poster made her an icon. Newsday reveals how the image, which preceded the show by a year, came about. Fawcett, who was supposed to be photographed in a bikini, wore the copper one-piece instead...

Ignore the Internet:
Ford, Goldblum Not Dead

Jun 26, 2009 9:22 AM CDT

Ignore the Internet: Ford, Goldblum Not Dead

Internet pranksters capitalize on other celebrity deaths with new hoax

(Newser) - In the wake of Farrah Fawcett’s and Michael Jackson’s deaths yesterday, someone got carried away and reported the demise of Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum, too. Turns out those news bulletins were the work of Internet pranksters, reports the New York Daily News. “Reports that Jeff Goldblum...

ET Nails
'Exclusive'
Last Photo

Jackson roundup

Jun 26, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

ET Nails 'Exclusive' Last Photo

Also, details on his last night; tour group is first to see ambulance leave; more

(Newser) - The last picture of Michael Jackson—on a stretcher, being worked on by paramedics— came out last night, courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, which slapped a huge logo on it and called it an exclusive, even though it was instantly all over TV and the web. More coverage of the King...

Jackson Died 'After
Demerol Injection'

Jun 26, 2009 2:13 AM CDT

Jackson Died 'After Demerol Injection'

Family lawyer warned that Jackson had 'issues' with prescription drugs

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's heart attack death occurred after an injection of the powerful prescription painkiller Demerol at his home, a source at the UCLA Medical Center tells the Sun. Desperate aides and a personal physician on the scene gave the singer CPR after his collapse, and made a panic-stricken call to...

Death of
Iranian 'Neda'
Sweeps Internet

Jun 21, 2009 2:45 PM CDT

Death of Iranian 'Neda' Sweeps Internet

(Newser) - A graphic video that apparently captured the death of a young Iranian woman known only as “Neda” has become an online phenomenon, CNN reports. Neda was protesting in Tehran with her father against alleged electoral fraud when the pro-government militia Basiji shot her in the heart, a blogger writes....

World's Oldest Man Dies at 113

Jun 19, 2009 3:48 AM CDT

World's Oldest Man Dies at 113

(Newser) - The world’s oldest man died today at the age of 113, AFP reports. Tomoji Tanabe, who suffered from a chronic heart problem, died of heart failure at his home in Miyakonojo City, Japan. Tanabe—who had eight children, 25 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren—said his secret to...

Green Burial Method
Turns You Into Soil—
Via Liquid Nitrogen

Jun 18, 2009 7:41 PM CDT

Green Burial Method Turns You Into Soil— Via Liquid Nitrogen

(Newser) - As the movement toward greener, more natural burials gains steam, a Swedish biologist who specializes in soil production thinks she's got the best method, reports the Walrus magazine. It's called promession, and it's a doozy: Corpses are frozen with liquid nitrogen, then shattered into tiny pieces on a vibrating table....

Crew Asked for Doc But Kept Pilot's Death a Secret

Jun 18, 2009 1:26 PM CDT

Crew Asked for Doc But Kept Pilot's Death a Secret

Passengers had no clue

(Newser) - They didn't explain why, but the crew of Continental Flight 61 asked passengers about halfway through their flight whether there was a doctor on board. It was only when the plane landed that passengers learned their 60-year-old captain had died somewhere between Brussels and New Jersey, the Star-Ledger reports. The...

Police Say Mia Farrow's Brother Killed Himself

Jun 17, 2009 5:49 PM CDT

Police Say Mia Farrow's Brother Killed Himself

(Newser) - The death of actress Mia Farrow's brother has been ruled a suicide. Police say Patrick Farrow, a 66-year-old sculptor, shot himself in his Vermont gallery Monday night. Police initially classified Farrow's death as suspicious, but later said the medical examiner's ruling of suicide was consistent with evidence found at the...

Death of
Mia Farrow's
Brother
'Suspicious'

Jun 16, 2009 8:13 PM CDT

Death of Mia Farrow's Brother 'Suspicious'

Sculptor found in his Vermont home

(Newser) - Mia Farrow's 66-year-old brother has died under "suspicious" circumstances, say Vermont police. Cops found Patrick Farrow, a sculptor of note, at his home yesterday after receiving a call from his wife. Details are murky beyond that. Police say they don't suspect foul play, but they also contend, without elaboration,...

Google Mentor Dead in
Freak Swimming Accident

Jun 7, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

Google Mentor Dead in Freak Swimming Accident

(Newser) - A Stanford computer science professor who mentored Google's founders has drowned in his swimming pool, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Rajeev Motwani, 47, who could not swim, drowned at his Atherton, Calif., home, leaving a wife, two daughters, and many admirers in Silicon Valley. “It's a rare combination...

Sex Strangulation
Unsafe, But Doable

ANALYSIS

Jun 6, 2009 5:04 PM CDT

Sex Strangulation Unsafe, But Doable

...if you follow some crucial rules

(Newser) - The kinky details of David Carradine’s death may leave you asking a seemingly forbidden question: Is there a safe way to engage in autoerotic asphyxiation? Most doctors say no, and strongly discourage self-strangulation during sex or masturbation. But there are ways to make it less dangerous, Christopher Beam writes...

Sex Technique Linked to Carradine Hanging

Jun 5, 2009 1:47 AM CDT

Sex Technique Linked to Carradine Hanging

Actor may have died accidentally during autoerotic asphyxiation

(Newser) - David Carradine's manager disputed reports that the actor committed suicide as information emerged that he may have died accidentally during autoerotic asphyxiation. Carradine was found hanging naked in his Bangkok hotel room with cords around his neck and genitals, reports the Telegraph. There was no evidence of assault or that...

First Debris Retrieved From Flight 447

Jun 4, 2009 4:00 PM CDT

First Debris Retrieved From Flight 447

Air France tells families no one survived the crash

(Newser) - As Brazilian crews begin retrieving the first pieces of Air France flight 447, the airline has told families that nobody survived, the AP reports. A helicopter pulled a cargo pallet and two buoys from the Atlantic, 340 miles northeast of Brazil's Fernando de Noronha islands. As theories about the crash...

Distraught Parents Leap to
Death With Son's Body

Jun 2, 2009 6:20 AM CDT

Distraught Parents Leap to Death With Son's Body

(Newser) - Heartsick parents jumped to their death from cliffs in Britain with the body of their son who had died from an illness, reports the Times of London. The trio were found in East Sussex at the foot of Beachy Head, a notorious spot for suicides. The body of the couple's...

5 Dead in Honduras Quake; Toll Expected to Rise

UPDATED

May 28, 2009 1:18 PM CDT

5 Dead in Honduras Quake; Toll Expected to Rise

Tsunami warning has been called off

(Newser) - Five deaths have been confirmed after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Honduras and Guatemala early today. Four victims were children between 3 and 15, crushed under their collapsed home, Reuters reports. "There will be many more dead," said a Honduran official. Buildings in both Central American states...