What do the following have in common?

Q: What do the following have in common:

• Diazepam (Valium)


• Lorazepam (Ativan)


• Lidocaine (Xylocaine)


• Midazolam (Versed)


• Propofol (Diprivan)

A: These were all drugs Michael Jackson was given by his doctor and used during the three days before his death. They're sedatives, anesthetics, and tranquilizers used in the treatment of insomnia. The coroner's report states that he died due to toxic levels of propofol (brand name: Diprivan).

The Summer of Death™

Above: Some of the Notable People who have died in the summer of 2009

NYmag.com has named 2009 The Summer of Death™. There have been 21 deaths of "notable people" between June 2009 and now. The previous Summer of Death was 2003, when there were 15 deaths of notable people.

Read the full list here.

Worth How Much? (Part 2)

The two men named as the executors of Michael Jackson's will hold the rights to videotape footage of Michael Jackson's rehearsals for the "This Is It" tour. The video could be made into a DVD or film. It is rumored that Sony Pictures Entertainment would pay between $50 million to $60 million for the footage.

Man Killed Running With Bulls

A 27 year-old Spaniard, Daniel Jimeno Romero, has died after being fatally gored in the neck by a bull at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona - also known as the "Running of the Bulls."

What's rather surprising is that it is only the 15th death since records began to be kept in 1924, and the first death in 15 years. The last person killed was an American, Matthew Tassio, 22 years-old at the time.

Warning: the following video, of the fatal accident, contains scenes of violence.