Ken Ober Died On Sunday, Reason Unknown

November 17th, 2009 Actress JACLYN SMITH's second husband, U.S. TV star DENNIS COLE, has died.

November 17th, 2009 more images more imagesADAM SANDLER and DENIS LEARY have paid tribute to U.S. TV personality KEN OBER, who died on Sunday (15Nov09).

November 10th, 2009 A rock producer who has worked with the ROLLING STONES and U2 has been drafted in to rescue the troubled SPIDER-MAN musical. Work on the multimillion dollar Broadway production - which has been scored by the Irish rock giants - was delayed this year (09), amid rumours of financial difficulties and spiralling costs.

October 26th, 2009 PANAJI - The 39-year-old British national who was found dead in his room Sunday at a coastal resort in South Goa, 35 km from here, could have died of a heart attack, police said Monday. Police officials who have sent William Scott's body for a post mortem have reserved comments on the reasons of his death till the forensic examination is completed.

October 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Thirteen new swine flu deaths were reported Sunday, taking the total toll in India due to Influenza A(H1N1) virus to 444, health authorities said here. For the first time, Punjab and Mizoram reported deaths - one each - since the first death was reported in the country Aug 3.

October 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Despite being surrounded by tight security, Aussie model Miranda Kerr has denied that she and actor Orlando Bloom are being threatened by an unknown Queensland man. Kerr, 26, had attended a charity event at Rocklea, in Brisbane's southwest on October 18 with a heavy security contingent to promote the Kids Help Line at an event organised by her mother, Therese.

October 11th, 2009 Gately, of Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain PORT D'ANDRATX, Mallorca — Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site. He was 33. Gately "tragically died" on Saturday while visiting the island of Mallorca, the band said in a brief statement.

September 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - David Hasselhoff has been rushed to hospital for a second time this year due to excessive drinking, according to reports. TMZ has reported that his daughter, Hayley, called her mother, Pamela Bach, to tell her that the 57-year-old star was extremely drunk.

September 9th, 2009 Documentary to focus on Obama's motherLOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama often is greeted like a movie star, but it's his mother who will be the subject of an upcoming documentary. "Stanley Ann Dunham: A Most Generous Spirit" would go into production next year, with an expected 2011 release, executive producer Mary Aloe says.

July 17th, 2009 Coroner: Jackson autopsy results in 2 weeksLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner's office says it will take longer than first expected to complete Michael Jackson's full autopsy report. The office previously expected to wrap up the report late this week or early next week.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The result of Michael Jackson's full autopsy report has been delayed; it is expected to be out in another two weeks. The Los Angeles County coroner's office said that it would take a little longer than first expected to complete the report, the China Daily reports.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson had reportedly revealed his desire to adopt children from around the world at the tender age of 12. The Thriller hitmaker had been interviewed by Lisa Robinson, a reporter, on many occasions ever since the Jackson 5 rose to fame in the 1960s, and she remembers him having a sense of responsibility even at such a young age.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - As reason for the sudden demise of King of Pop Michael Jackson is being awaited, a family attorney has commented that the singer had problems with prescription drugs. Brian Oxman, who says that he has been the family's attorney for 20-years, though he disassociated himself from the defence team in 2005 during Jackson's molestation case, said that he had warned the singer's family members about the drug usage.

June 9th, 2009 Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dies of lung cancerLOS ANGELES — A spokesman for Kenny Rankin's record label says the veteran singer-songwriter has died of lung cancer. He was 67. Mack Avenue Records spokesman Don Lucoff says Rankin died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Jerome David "JD" Salinger is in talks with his legal team regarding the publication of another author's unauthorised sequel to his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger, who has been living in isolation in rural New Hampshire for more than half a century and is famous for his reclusive nature, turned to lawyers about the new book "60 Years Later: oming Through the Rye", penned by a Swedish-American debut novelist John David California.