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Relatives of late pop icon Whitney Houston have reportedly been told by coroner officials that the singer died from what appears to be a combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol rather than drowning.

The death of Don Cornelius, the founder of the "Soul Train" television show, has been ruled a suicide, officials said Tuesday.

The death of Don Cornelius, the founder of the "Soul Train" television show, has been ruled a suicide, officials said Tuesday.

This Monday, March 6, 2006 file photo shows Don Cornelius at his office in Los Angeles.

The coroner who conducted the inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse has resigned, raising the possibility that the case could be reopened.

Rapper Heavy D died of a blood clot in his lung and other conditions, a coroner's report revealed Tuesday.

The sudden death of rapper Heavy D last month was caused by a pulmonary embolism following a long flight, according to a medical examiner's report released Tuesday.

A British rock music fan stabbed himself to death after a night out watching US supergroup Them Crooked Vultures left him with severe tinnitus, a coroner's investigation heard.

Rapper Heavy D collapsed in his Beverly Hills home Tuesday morning and died a short time later at a Los Angeles hospital, according to police and the coroner.

Michael Jackson was "totally addicted to propofol," the surgical anesthetic the coroner ruled killed him, the pop star's dermatologist said in an interview with the In Session network.