Pop Star Michael Jackson Dies After Cardiac Arrest

Sources in Los Angeles, California say international pop star Michael Jackson has died after suffering cardiac arrest.

Los Angeles fire officials say Jackson was rushed to UCLA Medical Center Thursday after emergency officials found him not breathing at his home. He was given CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, at the scene before being taken to the hospital. Later reports said he was in a coma at the hospital.

The Los Angeles Times newspaper quotes fire and law enforcement officials as saying the pop star has died.

The 50-year-old singer, dancer and songwriter became famous as a child in the 1970s while performing with his brothers in a pop group known as The Jackson Five. He went on to a solo career that spawned dozens of hits and pioneered the music video genre.

Jackson was dogged by controversy in his later years. He was acquitted in a child-molestation trial in 2005 and later struggled with financial problems. He was scheduled to begin a series of comeback concerts in London later this year; tickets for the shows, offered in March, sold out in minutes.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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