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Winehouse family: No illegal drugs

Winehouse family: No illegal drugs

Toxicology tests have found that "no illegal substances" were in singer Amy Winehouse's system at the time of her death last month, her family said Tuesday.

 

Nick Ashford, of Motown Writing Duo, Dies at 70

Mr. Ashford and his songwriting partner and later wife, Valerie Simpson, composed hits for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and themselves.

 

Report: Vodka, medicine found near Jani Lane

The death of the Warrant singer is being investigated as a possible accidental overdose but may also have been from natural causes, the site reported.

 

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Friends and family were saying goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday at a private funeral ceremony in London.

 

Reports: No signs of drugs near Winehouse

Reports: No signs of drugs near Winehouse

Sources say the singer may have been dead for as many as six hours before being found by a security guard, alone in her bed with no signs of drugs nearby.

 

Actress Googie Withers dies at 94

Actress Googie Withers, best known for appearing in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, has died at her home in Australia aged 94.

 

Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died

Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died

The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives....

 

Carl Gardner, Coasters lead singer, dies at 83

Carl Gardner, original lead singer of the R&B group the Coasters, has died in Florida. He was 83....

 

US sitcom writer Stern dies at 87

US writer and producer Leonard Stern, who was behind hit shows including Get Smart and The Honeymooners, dies aged 87.

 

James Arness dies at 88; TV's Marshal Dillon on landmark 'Gunsmoke' series

James Arness dies at 88; TV's Marshal Dillon on landmark 'Gunsmoke' series

James Arness is best known for his role as Marshal Matt Dillon in 'Gunsmoke,' one of the longest-running prime-time series in network TV history. He was a towering symbol of frontier justice in the series that broke the mold for TV westerns.

 

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