The late Whitney Houston with Nelson Mandela

Whitney Houston Was Found In The Bath – Pop star Whitney Houston was found dead in the bath in her room at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel, the Los Angeles coroner’s office has confirmed. Deputy coroner Ed Winter said that the post-mortem on the singer’s body had been completed, but results could take up to eight weeks. [skyews]

Foo Fighters And Adele Dominate Grammys – The Foo Fighters captured five Grammys and Adele won four, including the song of the year trophy for “Rolling in the Deep,” at a Grammy ceremony that had the difficult task of celebrating music’s best while mourning the loss of one of their greatest, Whitney Houston. [associated]

Jennifer Hudson Leads Grammy Tribute To Whitney – Surprisingly, the Grammys did not dwell on Houston’s death at age 48, and neither did Soul singer Jennifer Hudson, who took to the Grammy stage at at quarter to eleven to deliver a brief but heartfelt tribute to the late singer. Hudson sang an abbreviated version of “I Will Always Love You” – Houston’s signature number, and an opportunity to belt. [nj]

Chaka Khan Pulls Out Of Whitney Tribute – Chaka Khan has pulled out of plans to perform a Whitney Houston tribute at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. Khan was set to honor her former backup singer at the Los Angeles ceremony, but she took to Twitter before the event started to let fans know she felt awkward about a memorial performance the day after Houston’s death. [msn]

‘The Artist’ Cleans Up At Baftas – Silent movie “The Artist” had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards. Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars rewarded the French homage to old Hollywood over a homegrown favorite, espionage thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” [nydailynews]

Malema Cronies Looted Limpopo – Limpopo-based cronies of ANCYL president Julius Malema allegedly spent millions of rand of taxpayers’ money on properties, cars and parties, the Sunday Independent has reported. [news24]

Explosive Murdoch Memo Emerges – As dozens of investigators and high-powered lawyers converge on Rupert Murdoch’s News International in the phone hacking scandal, attention has focused on the printout of an e-mail excavated three months ago from a sealed carton left behind in an empty company office. [nytimes]

Apple Goes After Samsung Again – Apple is leveraging four recently granted patents to seek a preliminary injunction against sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone, Google’s Android 4.0 flagship device, as part of a new federal lawsuit that also involves other patent claims. [appleinsider]

Hawks Arrest Radovan Krejcir – Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery. Krejcir also has links to at least five individuals — some with criminal underworld connections, such as Lolly Jackson and Cyril Beeka – who have been murdered since the Czech’s arrival in the country on a fake passport in 2007. [mail&guardian]

Connected Cars: Internet/Digital Radio Is Just The Start – Undaunted by fear of safety regulations, auto makers are piling new technologies into their vehicles: everything from 17-inch dashboard screens to services that check Facebook and buy movie tickets. [wallstreetjournal]

Previously Unreleased Costa Concordia Footage Shows Crew’s Reaction – Previously unseen footage of the chaos on board the Costa Concordia after it crashed into rocks, killing 17 people, has emerged. The video reveals Captain Francesco Schettino on the bridge of the luxury liner, speaking on the telephone and seemingly oblivious to the confusion around him. [huffpo]

Athens Burns – Greece’s parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill Monday to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy, as buildings burned across central Athens and violence spread around the country. [reuters]

Photos Emerge Of Beyonce And Jay Z’s Baby, Ivy Blue – Blue Ivy Carter could have appeared on any magazine cover, netting her megastar parents, Beyonce and Jay-Z, millions of dollars. Instead, the music power couple decided to introduce their baby girl to the world for free– on blogging site Tumblr. [abcnews]

Manchester City Takes Top Spot In Premier League – First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott’s goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League. Lescott hooked in a shot from close range after Gareth Barry nodded down a deep corner from James Milner. [washpo]

Japan Emperor To Undergo Heart Bypass – Emperor Akihito will undergo heart bypass surgery Saturday at University of Tokyo Hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said Sunday, after an angiogram performed the previous day showed the further narrowing of two branches of his left coronary artery. [japantimes]

Dad Shoots Daughters Laptop After Rude ‘Chores Complaint’ – Best. Parent. Ever. Tommy Jordan for president. That’s the response Jordan is getting from tens of thousands of people on the internet after a YouTube video featuring the North Carolina father shooting up his 15-year-old daughter’s laptop with a .45 went viral this week. [smh]