Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. American pop star Whitney Houston dies at 48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 12, 2012 Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/American_pop_star_Whitney_Houston_dies_at_48 American pop star Whitney Houston was found dead Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. She was 48 years old. Houston's most famous songs included "How Will I Know", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "I Will Always Love You". She was known for her tumultuous marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown and her public battles with drug and alcohol abuse. Paramedics and police responded to a 9-1-1 call and came to Houston's room at the Beverly Hilton. She was found unresponsive and unconscious. They attempted to preform CPR but were unable to revive her. She was pronounced dead at 3:55 pm local time (2355 UTC). There were no immediate signs that foul play was involved. Houston's substance abuse problems came into public view after a 2002 interview with ''ABC News'' reporter Diane Sawyer. After a recent arrest at a Hawaiian airport, Houston went into detail about her drugs of choice. However, she said that she drew the line at crack cocaine saying, "Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. OK? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is wack." Houston is survived by her only daughter Bobbi Kristina. == Sources == * http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/02/11/146753502/whitney-houston-has-died * http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2012/02/whitney-houston-dead.html * http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/whitney-houston-iconic-pop-star-dies-48/story?id=15565260 .