Autopsy details withheld
Coroner's officials said they will not release any information on an autopsy performed Sunday at the request of police detectives investigating Whitney Houston's death. The singer was found in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter declined to say anything more.
He said there were no obvious signs of trauma on Houston's body but that officials were not ruling out any causes of death until they have toxicology results, which will take weeks to obtain.
Meanwhile, Houston's daughter was transported by ambulance to a Los Angeles hospital Sunday morning and later released. A source close to the family said Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, was treated for stress and anxiety.
The Associated Press
Adele was on a wining streak at Sunday's Grammys, picking up six awards and matching Beyonce for most Grammy wins in a night by a female act.
Adele's No. 1 hit "Rolling In the Deep" won record and song of the year, her other No. 1 hit "Someone Like You" won best pop solo performance, and her album "21" won album of the year and best pop vocal album. "Rolling In the Deep" also won best short form music video.
The British singer gave the thumbs up when accepting the record of the year honor, and also said: "This is ridiculous."
The Recording Academy grappled with the task of paying tribute to one of their fallen greats, Whitney Houston, while at the same time honoring the best in music, from the irreverent to the poignant.
It was a delicate balance. The show started off with Bruce Springsteen, complete with a string section, performing his new song "We Take Care of Our Own," a rousing song that references the troubles of the nation.
But soon after, a somber LL Cool J, the show's host, appeared in black, and told the audience: "There is no way around this. We've had a death in our family."
He then led the audience in prayer to "our fallen sister, Whitney Houston."
"Heavenly father, we thank you for sharing our sister Whitney with us," he said, as celebrities including Lady Gaga and Miranda Lambert bowed their heads in prayer. "Though she is gone too soon, we remain truly blessed to have been touched by her beautiful spirit."
He introduced a clip of a glowing Houston singing one of her best-known songs, "I Will Always Love You." LL Cool said afterward: "Whitney, we will always love you."
In his performance of "Runaway Baby," Bruno Mars also mentioned the death: "Tonight we're celebrating. Tonight we're celebrating the beautiful Miss Whitney Houston."
Before the death of one of pop music's most important figures, the pre-Grammy buzz focused on whether Adele — 2011's top-selling artist and set to make her first public performance on the show since having vocal cord surgery — would be the queen of the Grammys.
Still, while Houston's death cast a shadow over the night's winners, it did not obscure them.
The Foo Fighters also emerged as big winners, capturing five of the six categories they were nominated in.
The Grammys did their best to keep a tone that balanced the many moods of the night: The Foo Fighters performed in a tent outside the Staples Center, where the awards were being held, amid a throng of bouncing fans. Moments earlier, Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to Etta James, the legend who died last month.
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