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Man's Free Disney+ Trial Now a Headache After Wife's Death

Company says man whose wife died after eating at restaurant agreed in streaming contract not to sue

(Newser) - A widower suing the Walt Disney Co. over his wife's death in a restaurant at one of the company's Florida entertainment complexes has discovered there's a wrench in his complaint—all because he took advantage years earlier of a free trial of the Disney+ streaming service.
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Great White's Jack Russell Dies, a Month After Retiring

Singer, 63, who survived fatal '03 club fire, suffered from lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy

(Newser) - He survived a massive blaze in 2003 while performing in a Rhode Island nightclub, in a tragedy that took the lives of 100 and injured hundreds more. Now, more than two decades later, Jack Russell, the frontman for the '80s group Great White, has died at 63, reports the...

&#39;Jeopardy&#39; Singer Greg Kihn Dead of Alzheimer&#39;s
'80s Hitmaker Is Dead
of Alzheimer's at 75
OBITUARY
Aug 16, 2024 9:52 AM CDT

'80s Hitmaker Is Dead of Alzheimer's at 75

'Breakup Song' singer Greg Kihn loved Weird Al's cover of 'Jeopardy'

(Newser) - Gen X has lost another of its '80s rockers. The AP reports that Greg Kihn, frontman for the Greg Kihn Band behind "The Breakup Song" and MTV staple "Jeopardy," has died at the age of 75. In a statement, Kihn's management team says he died...

Fighting Cats Kill a 'Friendly Giant' Riding Bike

UK's Chris Reeves, 52, died after furious felines got caught up in bicycle wheel, causing his fall

(Newser) - The family of a UK dad is mourning him after a freak accident during his morning commute. Birmingham Live reports that 52-year-old Chris Reeves was found lying on a road July 30 in Rugby, half-conscious. Reeves, a railroad signal worker, was airlifted to a hospital in Coventry, where he had...

Doctors Charged in Perry's Death Mocked Him in Texts

Actor's personal assistant and an alleged dealer known as the 'Ketamine Queen' also charged

(Newser) - Authorities have charged five people in last year's fatal overdose of Matthew Perry —including his personal assistant and two doctors, reports the Washington Post . Perry died of a ketamine overdose last year at the age of 54, and authorities have been investigating the source of the drug. The...

His 'Matador Routine' on the Golf Greens Was a Showstopper

Hall of Fame golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez is dead at 88

(Newser) - Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport's most popular players during a long career, died Thursday. He was 88; no cause of death was given, per the AP . The golfer was born...

When Other Pets Die, Cats Go Into Mourning
When Pets in the House
Die, Cats Go Into Mourning
NEW STUDY
Aug 7, 2024 2:35 PM CDT

When Pets in the House Die, Cats Go Into Mourning

New research suggests kitties grieve the loss of other pets they live with, both cats and dogs

(Newser) - Past studies have suggested that cats aren't as aloof and uncaring about what's going on around them as they might seem, and now a new one lends some weight to that. Researchers out of Michigan's Oakland University say that when other pets in the household die, cats...

Boy, 5, Killed in Freak Accident at Baseball Game

Bounce house was swept away by wind gust Friday night in Maryland; another child, 6, was injured

(Newser) - A Maryland baseball game turned tragic when a bounce house got caught up in strong winds, killing a 5-year-old inside and injuring another child. NBC Washington reports that the inflatable was set up for kids Friday night at a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf,...

Yankees Exec's Wife Found Dead at Home

Circumstances of Rachel Minaya's death 'do not appear suspicious'

(Newser) - The wife of New York Yankees executive Omar Minaya died Saturday after authorities were called to the couple's New Jersey home. Rachel Minaya, 55, was "unconscious and unresponsive" in a bathroom of the home when first responders arrived, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. They were...

Former All My Children Star Dies at 51


Former
All My
Children Star
Dies at 51
obituary
Jul 22, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Former All My Children Star Dies at 51

Esta TerBlanche played Princess Gillian Andrassy Lavery on the soap

(Newser) - A face that will be familiar to longtime fans of the soap opera All My Children is gone. Esta TerBlanche, who played Princess Gillian Andrassy Lavery on the show from 1997 to 2001, has died at her home in North Hollywood at age 51, reports Deadline . No cause of death...

Lifestyle Changes Could Avert 40% of New Cancer Cases

Smoking, weight, and alcohol consumption were the top 3 risks people can change

(Newser) - Lifestyle changes like quitting smoking or wearing sunblock can prevent up to 40% of new cancer cases in the US, a new study from the American Cancer Society found. And as CNN Health reports, such changes may prevent up to half of all cancer deaths. "These are things that...

&#39;Gentleman&#39; Thief Who Stole Munch&#39;s The Scream Dead at 57
He Stole The Scream,
Hid It in Living Room Table
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 6, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

He Stole The Scream, Hid It in Living Room Table

Ex-soccer player Pal Enger, who pulled off 1994 heist on opening day of Winter Olympics, dies at 57

(Newser) - Pal Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch's famed The Scream painting from the National Gallery in Oslo, has died. He was 57. Tina Wulf, press officer at Valerenga Fotball, an acclaimed Oslo soccer club for...

Prom King Who Drowned in Lake Was 'Tremendous Kid'

Ayden Beeson, 17, was pronounced dead at Iowa's Rathbun Lake on Wednesday

(Newser) - An Iowa tennis and football star who'd recently been crowned prom king and graduated high school has died in a drowning. KCCI IDs the victim as 17-year-old Ayden Beeson, who's now being remembered as a "tremendous kid" in the wake of his death this week in Rathbun...

Martin Mull Dies at 80 After &#39;Valiant Fight&#39;
Martin Mull
Dies at 80 After
'Valiant Fight'
OBITUARY
Jun 29, 2024 6:30 AM CDT

Martin Mull Dies at 80 After 'Valiant Fight'

Roseanne , Arrested Development actor was nominated for an Emmy for guest turn on Veep

(Newser) - Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including Roseanne and Arrested Development, has died at the age of 80, his daughter said Friday. Mull's daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull,...

Man Warning Kids Off Beach Killed by Lightning

Patrick Dispoto, 59, dies in New Jersey lightning strike after trying to warn kids out of the water

(Newser) - Authorities say a New Jersey man died over the weekend after getting caught in a thunderstorm and struck by lightning on the beach. Police in Seaside Park tell NJ Advance Media that a 911 call came in shortly after 7:30pm on Sunday, and when first responders found 59-year-old Patrick...

A &#39;Memorable Everyman,&#39; Dead at 90
A 'Memorable
Everyman,'
Dead at 90
OBITUARY
Jun 27, 2024 8:01 AM CDT

A 'Memorable Everyman,' Dead at 90

Veteran film, TV character actor Bill Cobbs was in The Bodyguard , Night at the Museum , much more

(Newser) - Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died at the age of 90. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, California, surrounded by family and friends, his publicist said, adding that natural causes was the...

Tragedy Strikes Family on Their Way to Vacation

Missouri girl, 8, dies after falling ill on SkyWest flight bound for Chicago; cause of death isn't clear

(Newser) - An 8-year-old Missouri girl flying to Chicago with her family for vacation died after getting sick while in the air. The child, IDed as Sydney Weston of Carl Junction, "suddenly became ill and then unresponsive in flight," the Peoria County Coroner's Office said Thursday in an online...

Deadliest Catch Star Nick Mavar Dies at 59
'Go-To Guy' on
Deadliest Catch
Is Dead at 59
OBITUARY
Jun 15, 2024 8:00 AM CDT

'Go-To Guy' on Deadliest Catch Is Dead at 59

Nick Mavar suffered a medical emergency in Alaska

(Newser) - A skilled deckhand on Deadliest Catch, known as his captain's "go-to guy" has died. TMZ reports that Nick Mavar, 59, who once toiled on the commercial fishing vessel F/V Northwestern on the Discovery Channel reality show, died Thursday in the Alaskan city of Naknek, according to a rep...

Oldest Man in US Dies at 110. His Brain Will Go to Science

'Super-ager' Morrie Markoff remained extremely lucid for his advanced years

(Newser) - There are fewer than 160 supercentenarians —people 110 and older—on Earth, and that elite group just lost one of its own. Judith Markoff Hansen confirms to the New York Times that her father, 110-year-old Morrie Markoff, the oldest man in America, died June 3 at his home in...

Astronaut Who Took 'Earthrise' Pic Dies in Plane Crash

Former Apollo 8 crew member William Anders, 90, killed when plane went down in San Juan Islands

(Newser) - William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was...

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