Detectives say narcotics were found in a blood sample taken from her.
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Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
Rushdie’s 1988 novel, ‘The Satanic Verses,’ was viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims, who saw a character as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections.
Anne Heche remains on life support for organ donation, family says
On the morning of Aug. 5, Heche’s car smashed into a house in a neighborhood in west Los Angeles and a fire erupted with the car embedded inside the home.
Cancellation of Atlanta festival sparks new fight over guns
Some are convinced the city will lose more performances on public land as organizers learn that state law makes it nearly impossible for them to stop people from carrying guns among the crowds.
Imagine Dragons hit road, mixing light, dark
The band is the first in history to have four certified diamond singles.
Houshang Ebtehaj, prominent Iranian poet, dies at 94
Ebtehaj contributed to the popularity of the ghazal – a traditional form of Persian poetry set to music that expresses the writer’s feelings, especially about love, with moving intensity.
Anne Heche in critical condition, on ventilator after crash
Four days after she was injured in a fiery car crash, actor Anne Heche remains hospitalized.
Theater review: Monmouth wraps up season of classics with updated Greek myth ‘Eurydice’
The play, running through Aug.19, tells the heroine’s side of the legend.
Lamont Dozier, who co-wrote dozens of memorable Motown hits, dies at 81
Lamont Dozier, of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team, wrote and produced ‘You Can’t Hurry Love,’ ‘Heat Wave’ and dozens of other hits, helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s.
Nicki Minaj to receive Video Vanguard Award at 2022 MTV Video Music Awards
The 10-time Grammy nominee has sold over 100 million records.