MJ’s family seeks justice over drug death

October 8th, 2009 Radio host seeks pardon for executed SC relativesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Syndicated radio host Tom Joyner is asking South Carolina for a posthumous pardon for two great-uncles executed in 1915 after being convicted of murdering a Confederate Army veteran.

October 6th, 2009 Swiss reject Polanski's bid for prison releaseBERN, Switzerland — The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States. Ministry spokesman Folco Galli told The AP on Tuesday that the government maintains there is a high risk that Polanski might flee if released from custody.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Venezuelan authorities have warned TV stations against broadcasting episodes of cult US animation 'Family Guy'. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said that the show should be banned because it promotes the use of marijuana.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Whitney Houston has confessed that she was shocked to hear the news of Michael Jackson's death, and even went on to relate her own struggle with drugs to the King of Pop's addiction to painkillers. In a candid interview to talk show queen Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday, the 'I Will Always Love You' hit-maker revealed sordid details of her drug past, and the breakdown of her marriage to Bobby Brown.

September 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - DJ AM a.k.a Adam Goldstein appeared to have suffered the same fate as Michael Jackson in terms of their sudden death from reported drug abuse. The death of the DJ, who was found motionless in his New York apartment amid prescription drug bottles on August 28, was apparently linked to that of Jackson, who is believed to have died from drug overdose at his rented Los Angeles mansion in June.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's father Joe in his first public statement after the singer's death was declared a homicide, has demanded justice. The senior Jackson's statement comes after the Los Angeles' County Coroner declared that the King of Pop was killed by a cocktail of strong prescription drugs - Propofol and Lorazepam.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's grieving sister La Toya has confessed that she was relieved the world would soon learn the truth about the star's death. The 53-year-old said she was waiting for the day when the names of those responsible for killing the King of Pop would be made public, and when they would be brought to justice.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's plastic surgeon has blamed the pop legend's doctors for giving him heavy doses of drugs which led to his tragic death. Dr Steven Hoefflin, who spoke on the bequest of the icon's mother, Katherine, said that the Jackson family was sad but furious about the fact that prescription drugs killed him.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - Police investigating Michael Jackson's death have reportedly informed his family that few people would soon be charged for playing a role in his sudden demise. The doctors or anyone else, who injected overdose of heavy-duty painkiller, Diprivan that killed the late singer, will be booked and have to face a criminal trial.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's death is to be treated as a murder and would be investigated as such after an autopsy has shown that the King of Pop died from an overdose of heavy-duty painkiller Diprivan, police said. Police have told Jackson's family that they will press charges against one or more people within a few days and that there will be a criminal trial.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Officials investigating Michael Jackson's death have sought information from the maker of the powerful anaesthetic propofol as part of their probe. A spokesman for Teva Pharmaceuticals said the Drug Enforcement Administration had contacted the company about a specific batch of the drug.

July 15th, 2009 Coroner's official seeks records from Jackson docBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A county coroner's official visited the office of Michael Jackson's dermatologist on Tuesday to follow up on a subpoena seeking additional medical records.

July 9th, 2009 Drug czar says Jackson's death a wake-up callWASHINGTON — The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about prescription drug abuse. Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, says more people are dying in the United States from drug overdoses than from gunshot wounds.

July 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Heath Ledger's father Kim has blamed his son for his death. The 'Brokeback Mountain' star died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January 2008, aged just 28.

July 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Michael Jackson's death has opened some old wounds for Heath Ledger's family, especially his father Kim. Ledger died from an overdose of prescription drugs while battling insomnia and the flu and Jackson died of a suspected cardiac arrest, believed to have been caused by a cocktail of prescription drugs.