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Published: March 27, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Inquest into Jason Rae's death begins
LONDON, March 27 (UPI) -- A coroner in England has opened an official inquest into the death of Jason Rae, the 31-year-old musician husband of soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae.
The Scottish-born saxophonist, who was a member of the funk band The Haggis Horns, was found dead last week in an apartment in Leeds.
Results of an autopsy were inconclusive and toxicology tests have not yet been completed.
The examining pathologist told the coroner Thursday he came to the preliminary conclusion Rae died from a suspected drug overdose, People.com said.
A representative for the West Yorkshire Police told the magazine there was no set time-frame for the investigation. The Raes married in 2001.
Surgeon: Emilio showing slight improvement
HOUSTON, March 27 (UPI) -- A Texas neurosurgeon treating Emilio Navaira said the Tejano singing star has shown slight improvement since undergoing a second brain operation.
"I'd say he's improved," Dr. Alex B. Valadka told the Houston Chronicle. "He is better off than he was a few days ago."
Navaira was thrown through the windshield when his tour bus crashed Sunday morning.
The second surgery was performed to relieve pressure on Navaira's brain.
"The skull is a closed box; it has no room to accommodate swelling. After the surgery, the pressures in the brain were lower and Emilio tolerated the surgery well," Valadka explained.
Navaira remained in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital in a medically induced coma, the newspaper said. It will not be possible to say what permanent effects Navaira might have until he comes out of the coma, Valadka said.
"Some patients who are very, very severely injured will just amaze you," he said.
Raul Navaira said fans have offered his family overwhelming support.
"It's phenomenal how many people loved my brother. We can't have nothing but hope," he said. "He's a strong man. He don't like to lose."
LA Times apologizes for Tupac story
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Times has acknowledged its controversial story about an attack on Tupac Shakur was based on documents that appear to have been fabricated.
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chuck Philips and Deputy Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin issued statements of apology after The Smoking Gun Web site offered a detailed account of why it believed the newspaper had been duped by a delusional, imprisoned con man who allegedly forged documents to back up his account of who was involved in the 1994 non-fatal shooting of Shakur.
"In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job," Philips said in a statement Wednesday. "I'm sorry."
"We should not have let ourselves be fooled. That we were is as much my fault as Chuck's. I deeply regret that we let our readers down," Duvoisin added in his own statement.
"We published this story with the sincere belief that the documents were genuine, but our good intentions are beside the point," Times Editor Russ Stanton said. "We apologize both to our readers and to those referenced in the documents and, as a result, in the story. We are continuing to investigate this matter and will fulfill our journalistic responsibility for critical self-examination."
Report: Underwood, Crawford break up
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. country music star Carrie Underwood and TV actor Chace Crawford have broken up, sources told Usmagazine.com.
The former couple started dating last July, but did not go public with their relationship until October.
Underwood is an "American Idol" winner. Crawford stars on the TV show "Gossip Girl."
Usmagazine.com said Crawford shot down rumors he is romantically involved with his friend, singer/songwriter J.C. Chasez during an interview with KISS-FM, Los Angeles, Wednesday.
"For the record, we're both straight. We're not dating," Crawford said.
LONDON, March 27 (UPI) -- A coroner in England has opened an official inquest into the death of Jason Rae, the 31-year-old musician husband of soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae.
The Scottish-born saxophonist, who was a member of the funk band The Haggis Horns, was found dead last week in an apartment in Leeds.
Results of an autopsy were inconclusive and toxicology tests have not yet been completed.
The examining pathologist told the coroner Thursday he came to the preliminary conclusion Rae died from a suspected drug overdose, People.com said.
A representative for the West Yorkshire Police told the magazine there was no set time-frame for the investigation. The Raes married in 2001.
Surgeon: Emilio showing slight improvement
HOUSTON, March 27 (UPI) -- A Texas neurosurgeon treating Emilio Navaira said the Tejano singing star has shown slight improvement since undergoing a second brain operation.
"I'd say he's improved," Dr. Alex B. Valadka told the Houston Chronicle. "He is better off than he was a few days ago."
Navaira was thrown through the windshield when his tour bus crashed Sunday morning.
The second surgery was performed to relieve pressure on Navaira's brain.
"The skull is a closed box; it has no room to accommodate swelling. After the surgery, the pressures in the brain were lower and Emilio tolerated the surgery well," Valadka explained.
Navaira remained in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital in a medically induced coma, the newspaper said. It will not be possible to say what permanent effects Navaira might have until he comes out of the coma, Valadka said.
"Some patients who are very, very severely injured will just amaze you," he said.
Raul Navaira said fans have offered his family overwhelming support.
"It's phenomenal how many people loved my brother. We can't have nothing but hope," he said. "He's a strong man. He don't like to lose."
LA Times apologizes for Tupac story
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Times has acknowledged its controversial story about an attack on Tupac Shakur was based on documents that appear to have been fabricated.
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chuck Philips and Deputy Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin issued statements of apology after The Smoking Gun Web site offered a detailed account of why it believed the newspaper had been duped by a delusional, imprisoned con man who allegedly forged documents to back up his account of who was involved in the 1994 non-fatal shooting of Shakur.
"In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job," Philips said in a statement Wednesday. "I'm sorry."
"We should not have let ourselves be fooled. That we were is as much my fault as Chuck's. I deeply regret that we let our readers down," Duvoisin added in his own statement.
"We published this story with the sincere belief that the documents were genuine, but our good intentions are beside the point," Times Editor Russ Stanton said. "We apologize both to our readers and to those referenced in the documents and, as a result, in the story. We are continuing to investigate this matter and will fulfill our journalistic responsibility for critical self-examination."
Report: Underwood, Crawford break up
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. country music star Carrie Underwood and TV actor Chace Crawford have broken up, sources told Usmagazine.com.
The former couple started dating last July, but did not go public with their relationship until October.
Underwood is an "American Idol" winner. Crawford stars on the TV show "Gossip Girl."
Usmagazine.com said Crawford shot down rumors he is romantically involved with his friend, singer/songwriter J.C. Chasez during an interview with KISS-FM, Los Angeles, Wednesday.
"For the record, we're both straight. We're not dating," Crawford said.
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