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Rehabbing LiLo Tired But OK

Nick McMaster — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:10:00 CDT

Lindsay Lohan is tired but well after her late-night transfer from a Lynwood, Calif., jail to a rehab clinic at the UCLA medical center. “She is in good spirits, but she is extremely tired," a source tells Radar . "Lindsay is just relieved to be out of jail." Lohan, who was...

Johns Hopkins Tops Hospital Rankings

Matt Cantor — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:08:01 CDT

Johns Hopkins has been named America’s best hospital for the 19th year in a row, the Baltimore Sun reports. The closely followed US News & World Report rankings placed Hopkins first in rheumatology, urology, and ear, nose and throat; it was second in neurology and neurosurgery, geriatrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, and...

911 Call: Jackson Wasn't Breathing

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:59:14 CDT

An emergency caller from Michael Jackson's home yesterday said he wasn't breathing or responding to efforts to revive him. The Los Angeles Fire Department released the audio of the 911 call today. The caller reported that Jackson—whose name he didn't use—was on a bed, wasn't breathing, and wasn't...

Michael Jackson Dead at 50

Harry Kimball — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:28:40 CDT

Michael Jackson died today after suffering cardiac arrest at home and arriving at the hospital in a deep coma, report TMZ and the Los Angeles Times . The King of Pop, 50, was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital this afternoon after collapsing. A police rep said he was not breathing...

Fawcett: False Tab Reports Add Pain to Cancer

Harry Kimball — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:13:53 CDT

Farrah Fawcett’s battle with the prying media runs a close second to her battle with cancer. In an August interview with the Los Angeles Times published today, the actress slammed the National Enquirer ’s often-inaccurate reporting of her condition and describes a sting she and her doctors designed to prove...

Culkin Sister Hit by Car, Dies

Harry Kimball — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:17:08 CST

Macaulay Culkin’s older sister, Dakota, died yesterday at UCLA Hospital after being hit by a car the night before, E! reports. She was struck by a vehicle when she stepped into a Los Angeles street; the driver attempted to help her, and police determined he was not under the influence...

Broken Pelvis Hospitalizes Reagan

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:42:58 CDT

Nancy Reagan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles with a broken pelvis. A Reagan spokeswoman said Reagan "is in very good spirits" and surgery is not required, though it is not known how long she will be hospitalized. The 87-year-old former first lady fell at her home last week and...

For Sale: Brit's $7.9M Breakdown Palace

Peter Fearon — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:12:21 CDT

Pop tart Britney Spears has put her six-bedroom Beverly Hills home on the market for $7.9 million, and you can almost hear champagne corks pop as neighbors rejoice, reports the Los Angeles Times . The manse, with mosaic tile floors, pool and spa, has been the site of paparazzi mob...

Japanese Mob Boss Gave $100K to UCLA

Kevin Spak — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:01:45 CDT

Suspected Japanese mob boss Tadmasa Goto donated $100,000 to UCLA just months after getting a liver transplant there, the Los Angeles Times reports. Goto was treated in 2001, a year when 186 people died waiting for livers in the LA area alone. The school has confirmed Goto’s donation, but...