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State Senator Dies After Lawn Mower Accident

Kentucky's Johnnie Turner was 'a good man who loved the mountains and its people,' McConnell says

(Newser) - Lawmakers in Kentucky are mourning one of their own. State Sen. Johnnie Turner has died from injuries he suffered last month when he drove a lawn mower into the deep end of an empty swimming pool, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers said the 76-year-old Republican died...

Dodgers Pitcher Who Inspired &#39;Fernandomania&#39; Dies at 63
Dodgers Phenom
Fernando Valenzuela
Dies at 63
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Oct 23, 2024 9:45 AM CDT

Dodgers Phenom Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63

Pitcher inspired 'Fernandomania,' was first to win Cy Young, Rookie of the Year awards in same year

(Newser) - Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981, has died. He was 63, reports the AP . The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital but didn't...

Iron Maiden's First Singer Dead at 66

Paul Di'Anno had been struggling with 'severe health issues' in recent years

(Newser) - Paul Di'Anno, the lead singer on Iron Maiden's first two albums, has died at age 66. Di'Anno was part of the English heavy metal band from 1978 until 1981, providing lead vocals for such classics as "Running Free" and "Sanctuary" on the band's self-titled...

Biologist With Rare Rapid-Aging Disease Dies at 28

Sammy Basso was oldest known person with progeria

(Newser) - Italian molecular biologist Sammy Basso has died at age 28—almost double the typical life expectancy for someone with the rare rapid-aging disease he was diagnosed with when he was just two years old. Basso was among the oldest living people with progeria, which is partly due to experimental treatments...

One of the Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies at 107
One of the Last Navajo
Code Talkers Dies at 107
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Oct 21, 2024 8:14 AM CDT

One of the Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies at 107

With the death of John Kinsel Sr., only two of the World War II heroes remain

(Newser) - John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe's native language, has died. He was 107, reports the AP . Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock announced Kinsel's death on Saturday. Tribal President Buu Nygren has...

Man Behind the Stanford Prison Experiment Has Died

Psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo was 91

(Newser) - Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91. Stanford University announced Friday that Zimbardo died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco. A cause of death was not provided. In...

Mitzi Gaynor, Star of South Pacific, Dies at 93
South Pacific Star Dies at 93
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Oct 17, 2024 12:13 PM CDT

South Pacific Star Dies at 93

Mitzi Gaynor's career spanned 8 decades

(Newser) - Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film South Pacific and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical,...

One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead at 31
One Direction Singer
Liam Payne Dead at 31
updated
Oct 16, 2024 5:47 PM CDT

One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead at 31

Police say British singer fell from hotel in Buenos Aires

(Newser) - Liam Payne, a former member of the group One Direction, died Wednesday in a fall from a hotel in Buenos Aires, police in Argentina say. Police say the 31-year-old British singer fell from the third floor of a hotel in the city's Palermo neighborhood, CNN reports. In a statement,...

Lilly Ledbetter, Whose Name Was on the Fair Pay Act, Has Died
Fair-Pay Icon
Lilly Ledbetter
Dead at 86
OBITUARY
Oct 14, 2024 12:55 PM CDT

Fair-Pay Icon Lilly Ledbetter Dead at 86

Alabamian sued her employer after learning she was making drastically less than male counterparts

(Newser) - Lilly Ledbetter, whose name was attached to the Fair Pay Act in former President Obama's first act in 2009, has died at the age of 86, reports the New York Times . The cause of death, on Saturday, was respiratory failure. "Lilly Ledbetter passed away peacefully last night at...

Cause of Death Revealed for American Pickers Star

Frank Fritz died from a stroke, per death certificate seen by TMZ

(Newser) - Frank Fritz, a longtime co-host of the History Channel's American Pickers, died of "late sequela of cerebral infarction"—aka a stroke, according to a death certificate seen by TMZ . The cause of said stroke is cited as cerebrovascular disease , which affects how blood flows to the brain....

Tim Johnson Recovered From Aneurysm to Preserve Majority

Democrat's rebound kept Senate in his party's control

(Newser) - Tim Johnson, a South Dakota senator whose stroke led to a monthslong drama over which party would control the US Senate before he recovered and returned to his job, died Tuesday in Sioux Falls. He was 77. The cause was complications from a stroke, the New York Times reports. In...

Ethel Kennedy, RFK&#39;s Widow, Has Died at 96
RFK's Widow Ethel Kennedy
Has Died at 96
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Oct 10, 2024 11:11 AM CDT

RFK's Widow Ethel Kennedy Has Died at 96

Matriarch, one of the last members of JFK's generation, suffered a stroke last week

(Newser) - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family's legacy for decades, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96, reports the AP . Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a...

Gospel Singer Cissy Houston Dies
Cissy Houston Dead at 91
OBITUARY
Oct 7, 2024 4:44 PM CDT

Cissy Houston Dead at 91

Whitney Houston's mother was a 2-time Grammy winner

(Newser) - Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her daughter-in-law Pat...

Madonna&#39;s Brother Dead at 63
Madonna's Brother
Dead at 63
Oct 7, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Madonna's Brother Dead at 63

Christopher Ciccone had cancer

(Newser) - Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, died Friday at age 63. The fifth child of Madonna Louise and Silvio Patrick Ciccone, his famous sister was two years older than him, and the siblings worked together in New York City. A dancer and choreographer, Ciccone "used his talents to support Madonna'...

TV Host Announces Her Own Death
TV Host
Announces
Her Own Death
Oct 4, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

TV Host Announces Her Own Death

Australian television presenter penned a touching final message, had sister post it

(Newser) - An Australian television personality poignantly announced her own death via a social media post written by her, but posted by her sister the day after her death. Fiona MacDonald, known for hosting the children's show Wombat and the game show It's a Knockout, was diagnosed with a motor...

Good Times , Roots Star John Amos Dead at 84
Good Times, Roots Star
John Amos Dies
OBITUARY
Oct 1, 2024 4:59 PM CDT

Good Times, Roots Star John Amos Dies

Emmy-nominated actor was 84

(Newser) - John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries Roots, has died. He was 84. He died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles, the AP reports. Amos' publicist, Belinda...

Pete Rose Set Hits Record, Then Was Banned by Baseball
Baseball's Pete Rose
Is Dead at 83
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Sep 30, 2024 7:33 PM CDT

Baseball's Pete Rose Is Dead at 83

'Charlie Hustle,' a 17-time All-Star, was blocked from the Hall of Fame after gambling investigation

(Newser) - Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. A spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that...

'We Lost Our Prince,' Theater Says After Gavin Creel Dies

Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran dies at 48 of rare, aggressive form of cancer

(Newser) - Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! and nominations for Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie, died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 48. Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve...

Drake Hogestyn Was Half of Major Soap Couple
Drake Hogestyn Was
Half of Major Soap Couple
obituary
Sep 30, 2024 5:49 PM CDT

Drake Hogestyn Was Half of Major Soap Couple

Actor played John Black on Days of Our Lives for 38 years

(Newser) - Drake Hogestyn, who appeared on the TV series Days of Our Lives for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor had been battling pancreatic cancer, his family said. "He was the most amazing husband, father, papa, and actor. He loved performing for the Days...

NBA Great Dikembe Mutombo Is Dead at 58
Dikembe Mutombo Had
a Reason for That Finger Wag
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Sep 30, 2024 11:26 AM CDT

Dikembe Mutombo Had a Reason for That Finger Wag

Hall of Famer dies at age 58, was famous for signature wag after blocking shots

(Newser) - NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at age 58 of brain cancer, reports ESPN . The 7-foot-2 native of the Democratic Republic of Congo was known for three things in particular—his ability to block shots, his signature finger wag after blocking said shots, and his humanitarian work in...

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