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Basketball Loses Its 'Poetry in Moten'
Basketball Loses
Its 'Poetry in Moten'
OBITUARY
Oct 2, 2025 8:59 AM CDT

Basketball Loses Its 'Poetry in Moten'

Syracuse Orange legend Lawrence Moten dies at 53

(Newser) - A Syracuse University legend has made his final pass. Lawrence Moten, a prominent figure in 1990s college basketball and Syracuse's all-time leading scorer, died Tuesday at age 53, according to Syracuse athletics. His daughter confirmed he passed away at his home in Washington, DC, but the cause was...

Jane Goodall Dies at 91
The 'Patron Saint' of
Primatology Has Died
OBITUARY
Oct 1, 2025 1:48 PM CDT

The 'Patron Saint' of Primatology Has Died

Jane Goodall dies at 91 while on US speaking tour

(Newser) - Jane Goodall, the world-renowned primatologist, anthropologist, and champion of conservation, has died at the age of 91. In a post on her Facebook page Wednesday, the Jane Goodall Institute said Goodall, who was based in London, had died from natural causes while she was in California during a US...

He Stopped Church Members From Using 'Mormon'


He Stopped
Church Members
From Using
'Mormon'
obituary
Sep 28, 2025 8:30 AM CDT

He Stopped Church Members From Using 'Mormon'

LDS leader Russell Nelson dies at 101, instituted widespread changes

(Newser) - Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, per the AP . Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City, church spokesperson Candice Madsen said in a statement.
  • Nelson, a former heart surgeon, spent four
...

She Escaped From Jail, Hid Out in Cuba for Decades

Assata Shakur, Black activist and godmother to rapper Tupac, is dead at 78 after years in Cuba

(Newser) - Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a US prison where she'd been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died at the age of 78. She was also the godmother to the late rapper...

She Tried to Kill Gerald Ford, Missed
She Tried to Kill
Gerald Ford, Missed
OBITUARY
Sep 26, 2025 7:56 AM CDT

She Tried to Kill Gerald Ford, Missed

Sara Jane Moore, who attempted to assassinate president in 1975, dies at age 95

(Newser) - Sara Jane Moore, who made headlines in the '70s for her failed attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford, died Wednesday at age 95, just two days after the 50th anniversary of the shooting. Her death at a nursing home in Franklin, Tennessee, was confirmed by a friend, though...

Famed Landscape Architect Dies in Brazil Plane Crash

Kongjian Yu was filming documentary in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands

(Newser) - Kongjian Yu, the landscape architect who dreamed up the "sponge city" concept , has died in a plane crash in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands while filming a documentary about his trailblazing work. Yu, 62, was en route to a ranch near the border with Paraguay and Bolivia when the...

Bernie Parent Was in Net When Broad Street Bullies Won

Flyers goalie took home Conn Smythe and Vezina trophies in consecutive seasons

(Newser) - Bernie Parent, the Hall of Famer considered one of the greatest goalies of all time who anchored the net for the Philadelphia Flyers' only two Stanley Cup championships during their Broad Street Bullies days, has died. He was 80. The Flyers made the announcement Sunday but provided no details, the...

Sonny Curtis Wrote 'I Fought the Law,' Mary Tyler Moore Theme

Songwriter formed a band with Buddy Holly at 15

(Newser) - Sonny Curtis, a rock 'n' roll pioneer who played guitar in Buddy Holly's Crickets, wrote "I Fought the Law" in an afternoon and the theme for The Mary Tyler Moore Show based on a four-page description of the planned sitcom, has died. He was 88. Curtis' daughter,...

'Jesus, Take the Wheel' Writer Dies in NC Plane Crash

Grammy-winning Brett James penned 27 No. 1 country hits for stars

(Newser) - Brett James, a prolific country songwriter whose pen helped shape some of Nashville's biggest hits, died Thursday at age 57 when the small plane he was piloting crashed in North Carolina. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame confirmed the passing of one of Music City's most in-demand...

Critic Whose Earnest Review of Olive Garden Went Viral Dies

North Dakota newspaper columnist Marilyn Hagerty attracted national attention in 2012

(Newser) - Marilyn Hagerty, a North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, died Tuesday. She was 99. Gail Hagerty remembered her mother as a journalist at heart who was more interested in giving readers an honest assessment than in being critical, reports...

What Meryl Streep, Others Are Saying About Redford

Hollywood honors the cinematic giant: 'One of the lions has passed'

(Newser) - Robert Redford died Tuesday at the age of 89, with an indomitable, varied, and decades-long legacy in Hollywood already sealed. A look at the tributes being paid to the actor, director, founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and activist:
  • Sundance: Per the Guardian , the Utah-based film festival Redford founded in
...

Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Is Dead

Actor, director, activist was 89

(Newser) - Hollywood icon Robert Redford died Tuesday at his home in Utah at the age of 89, reports the New York Times . Redford died in his sleep, said Cindi Berger of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK. She did not specify a cause of death. Redford, of course, had a...

He Penned Theme Songs for the Monkees, Days of Our Lives
Writer of Monkees'
Theme Song Dies
OBITUARY
Sep 15, 2025 10:51 AM CDT

Writer of Monkees' Theme Song Dies

Prolific songwriter Bobby Hart dead at 86

(Newser) - Songwriter Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone," has died. He was 86. Hart died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his...

She Made 'Kiss My Grits!' a Household Retort
She Made
'Kiss My Grits!'
a Household Retort
OBITUARY
Sep 11, 2025 9:16 AM CDT

She Made 'Kiss My Grits!' a Household Retort

Polly Holliday, who played Flo on sitcom Alice , has died at 88

(Newser) - Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom Alice, has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical...

Charlie Kirk Argued for a New Kind of Conservatism

Slain Turning Point USA founder helped build Trump's support among young people

(Newser) - Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior, and ally of President Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah. He was 31. Kirk was married to podcaster Erika Frantzve. They have...

Supertramp Loses Its 'Heartbeat'
Supertramp
Loses Its 'Heartbeat'
OBITUARY
Sep 8, 2025 7:03 AM CDT

Supertramp Loses Its 'Heartbeat'

Co-founder and frontman Rick Davies dead at 81

(Newser) - Rick Davies, co-founder and frontman of British rock band Supertramp, has passed away at 81. The musician died Saturday at his home on Long Island "after a long illness," the band announced Sunday, acknowledging "the privilege of knowing him, and playing with him for over 50 years,...

The Turtles Co-Founder Dies at 78
He Sang on
'Happy Together,'
Other Turtles Hits
OBITUARY
Sep 8, 2025 6:09 AM CDT

He Sang on 'Happy Together,' Other Turtles Hits

Mark Volman co-founded the 1960s band, then Flo & Eddie

(Newser) - Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960's pop group the Turtles, whose hits include "Happy Together" and "Elenore," has died after a brief illness. He was 78. Volman was known for his exuberant stage presence and distinctive vocals, per the AP . In a 1967 performance...

He Led the Mets to Their Stunning '86 World Series Win

MLB manager Davey Johnson, who also won 2 World Series with the Orioles, has died at age 82

(Newser) - Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was 82. Longtime Mets public relations representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson's wife, Susan, informed him of...

Royal Family's Oldest Member Dies
Royal Family's
Oldest Member Dies
OBITUARY
Sep 5, 2025 9:42 AM CDT

Royal Family's Oldest Member Dies

Duchess of Kent, known for devotion to music and consoling Wimbledon runners-up, was 92

(Newser) - The Duchess of Kent, who famously broke royal protocol to hug a Wimbledon runner-up and stepped away from family duties to teach music in a public school, has died, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. She was 92. Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, the duchess was married to Prince Edward, Duke of...

Woman Who Helped Family of Lee Harvey Oswald Dies

Ruth Paine, who befriended assassin's wife and housed her and her kids in Texas, has died at age 92

(Newser) - Ruth Paine, whose kindness to Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife would leave her inexorably linked to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 92. Paine died on Sunday in a senior living facility in Santa Rosa, California, daughter Tamarin Laurel-Paine said Thursday, per the...

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