*(Via ABC/Yahoo News) – The lead homicide investigator in the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin recommended that neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman be charged with manslaughter the night of the shooting, multiple sources told ABC News. But Sanford, Fla., Investigator Chris Serino was instructed to not press charges against Zimmerman because the state attorney’s office headed by Norman Wolfinger [...]

TMZ reports: Whitney Houston’s 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina got inconceivably richer the day her mother died — because the singer left Bobbi 100% of her assets in her will … an estate valued at around $20 million. According to reports, Whitney’s will doesn’t enumerate specific assets — but she leaves ALL furnishings, clothing, personal effects, jewelry and cars to her surviving children … i.e. Bobbi. [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Don Cornelius, creator of the iconic TV music and dance show “Soul Train” that helped introduce Americans to black pop culture, died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head, Los Angeles officials said. “The death was reported as a suicide, a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” Los Angeles coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said. [...]

Heavy D (born Dwight Arrington Meyers – May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011) *Rapper Heavy D died Tuesday after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital. He was 44 years old. His cause of death was not immediately known. Heavy D was returning from a mall at around 11:30 a.m. and was climbing a set of stairs at his condominium [...]

The technology pioneer who also co-founded the Oscar-winning animation house Pixar and computer maker NeXT, has passed away. Jobs had been suffering from various health issues following the seventh anniversary of his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004. Apple announced in January that he would be taking an indeterminate medical leave of absence, with Jobs [...]

  The late great Tupac died 15 years ago today after being shot 4 times in Las Vegas following an altercation. Tupac may have been thug life all day and everyday, however he also took the time out to make songs that made you think. I’m sure everyone can remember where they were when they heard the dreadful news in [...]

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Singer Nate Dogg has died at the age of 41, according to reports. Family members said the singer, whose real name is Nathaniel D. Hale, passed away Tuesday night, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The cause of death was not known, but the Long Beach native reportedly had been recovering from two strokes he suffered in 2007 and 2008. [...]

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Southern Indiana center Jeron Lewis died late Thursday after collapsing on the court during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan, school officials said. Lewis, 21, fell under the basket with about 4 minutes left, said athletic department spokesman Ray Simmons. Lewis was rushed to Owensboro Medical Health Center, where he died just before 10 p.m. “The play was [...]

Actress Alaina Reed Hall-Amini, who appeared on Sesame Street as Olivia & popular African-American NBC sitcom 227 as Rose Lee Holloway has died.  She was 63. Tweet Share on Tumblr

LOS ANGELES – Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit “Clueless” and rose to stardom in “8 Mile” before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a Los Angeles County coroner‘s official said. She was 32. Tweet Share on Tumblr

Henry died at 6:36 a.m. Thursday morning after fighting for his life for 24 hours. He was 26. Away from the team because of a broken forearm, Henry was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after being found on a residential road. Police say a dispute began at a home about a half-mile away, and Henry jumped into the bed of [...]