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Oldest Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack Was 105
Warren Upton Was
Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor
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Dec 27, 2024 4:15 PM CST

Warren Upton Was Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor

22-year-old swam ashore from the Utah as it began to capsize

(Newser) - Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105. Upton died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after a bout of pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley of the Sons and...

'Tough and Brilliant,' He Led Time Warner, Citigroup

Businessman Richard Parsons dies of cancer at 76

(Newser) - Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday, reports the AP . He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited "unanticipated complications" from the disease...

Martha Moxley's Mother Never Quit Seeking Justice for Her

Conviction of Michael Skakel, whose defenders included his cousin RFK Jr., was overturned

(Newser) - Dorthy Moxley, who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter's killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut murder case that held the nation's attention for years, has died. She was 92. John Moxley said his mother died Tuesday at her home in Summit, New Jersey, of complications...

Prime Minister Led Economic Change in India
Prime Minister Led
Economic Change in India
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Dec 26, 2024 2:30 PM CST

Prime Minister Led Economic Change in India

Modi praises Manmohan Singh's 'efforts to improve people's lives'

(Newser) - Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the US, died Thursday. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated, the hospital...

Teen Actor Falls From Moving Vehicle, Dies

Details of Hudson Joseph Meek's death have not been revealed

(Newser) - A 16-year-old actor who appeared in Baby Driver died Saturday after falling from a moving vehicle Thursday night in Alabama. Hudson Joseph Meek, who along with his brother, Tucker Meek, started acting a decade ago, was critically injured and taken to a hospital, but few more details were given on...

She Sang on One of the Most Famous Disco Songs Ever

Alfa Anderson of Chic has died at age 78

(Newser) - The name Alfa Anderson may not be of the household variety, but it's a safe bet most people have heard her sing. Anderson—who has died at age 78—can be heard on "Le Freak," a song by the group Chic that is one of the most...

RIP to One of Baseball&#39;s Greatest Players


Baseball's
Greatest
Base Stealer
Dies at 65
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Dec 22, 2024 12:01 AM CST

Baseball's Greatest Base Stealer Dies at 65

Rickey Henderson changed the game while he played

(Newser) - Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died at age 65, per the AP . Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were "shocked and heartbroken by his passing," but did not specify a...

Notorious DC Drug Kingpin Dies in Federal Custody

Rayful Edmond was 60, died of unknown circumstances

(Newser) - Rayful Edmond, a drug kingpin once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation's capital during the crack epidemic of the 1980s, has died in federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday. Edmond, 60, was known at the height of his criminal empire...

Conan O'Brien Lost Both His Parents This Week

They died within 3 days of each other at their Massachusetts home

(Newser) - This has been a devastating week for Conan O'Brien and his five siblings. Their parents, who had been married for 66 years, died at their home in Brookline, Massachusetts, within three days of each other, Us Magazine reports. Dr. Thomas O'Brien, 95, died on Monday and Ruth Reardon...

The Amazing Kreskin Dies '10 Days From Retirement'

Famed TV mentalist was 89

(Newser) - The Amazing Kreskin is no longer with us. The mentalist, a presence on TV talk shows for decades, has died at age 89, his family said in a post on X Tuesday. Born George Joseph Kresge Jr. in New Jersey in 1935, he was inspired to become a mentalist by...

J-Pop Star Found Dead in Bathtub
J-Pop Icon Found
Dead in Bathtub
OBITUARY
Dec 6, 2024 10:00 AM CST

J-Pop Icon Found Dead in Bathtub

Singer and actor Miho Nakayama dead at 54

(Newser) - Miho Nakayama, a Japanese teen idol of the 1980s who went on to become an award-winning actor, died Friday, shocking her management and fans. The 54-year-old was found dead in a bathtub at her Tokyo home on Friday by an acquaintance who went to investigate after Nakayama failed to show...

Fox Contributor Dr. Kelly Powers Dies at 45
Fox Contributor
Dr. Kelly Powers Dies at 45
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Dec 4, 2024 4:47 PM CST

Fox Contributor Dr. Kelly Powers Dies at 45

Surgeon became the patient after brain cancer diagnosis

(Newser) - She called herself the "luckiest unlucky girl." Dr. Kelly Powers, a physician and surgeon who made numerous appearances on Fox News and Fox Business in the leadup to a 2020 brain cancer diagnosis, died of cancer Sunday at age 45. It was just one illness she suffered. She...

My Chemical Romance's Ex-Drummer Found Dead at 44

Law enforcement tells TMZ that Bob Bryar was discovered in his Tennessee home

(Newser) - Bob Bryar, a former drummer with My Chemical Romance who played on the band's career-defining rock opera, The Black Parade, has died, according to the band. He was 44. "The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob's passing," a...

Actor's Resume Includes Police Woman, First Twilight Zone

Earl Holliman appeared in films including Giant and The Rainmaker

(Newser) - Earl Holliman, whose more than 100 film and TV roles included the first episode of The Twilight Zone, has died. He was 96. Holliman's husband, Craig Curtis, said the actor died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, the New York Times reports. Beginning in the early 1950s, Holliman...

Stage Actor Died 'Doing What He Loved Most'

Canadian Julien Arnold died during a production of A Christmas Carol in Edmonton

(Newser) - A beloved Canadian stage actor was performing in a play of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol on Sunday when he apparently died during the show. Julien Arnold, who had two roles in the play showing at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, including that of a ghost, suffered a medical emergency...

She Had a Fateful Friendship With Janis Joplin
She Had a Fateful
Friendship With
Janis Joplin
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Nov 29, 2024 10:00 AM CST

She Had a Fateful Friendship With Janis Joplin

Peggy Caserta has died at age 84

(Newser) - Louisiana-born Peggy Caserta hoped to become a flight attendant, but airsickness left her stuck at a desk job with Delta in San Francisco. There, "she was lucky—or prescient—enough to start a business at what would become ground zero for the counterculture," reports the New York Times ...

'Motorcycle Mary' Was First to Finish Baja 500 Solo

Mary McGee, subject of a new documentary, starred in auto and motorcycle racing

(Newser) - Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer profiled in the Oscar-contending documentary Motorcycle Mary, has died. She was 87. Her family said McGee died of complications from a stroke at her home in Gardnerville, Nevada, on Wednesday, the AP reports, one day before the release of the short film on ESPN'...

He Brought You the Line 'And Don't Call Me Shirley'

Writer-director Jim Abrahams, a parody specialist, is dead at 80

(Newser) - "And don't call me Shirley!" That iconic line from 1980's Airplane! is one of many that can be attributed to writer-director Jim Abrahams, who leaves behind a legacy of laughs following his death Tuesday at age 80, per The Hollywood Reporter . Abrahams, who died of natural...

World&#39;s Oldest Man Attributed Long Life to &#39;Luck&#39;
World's Oldest Man
Attributed Long Life to 'Luck'
OBITUARY
Nov 26, 2024 2:44 PM CST

World's Oldest Man Attributed Long Life to 'Luck'

England's John Tinniswood, who died Monday at 112, outlived wife by 38 years

(Newser) - For nearly nine months, John Alfred Tinniswood held the title of world's oldest man, marking his 112th birthday during his reign. His record-holding status ended Monday when Tinniswood died in a care home in northwest England near Liverpool, where he was born on Aug. 26, 1912, his family said...

Best-Selling Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford Dies

She rose to fame with A Woman of Substance in 1979, died at age 91

(Newser) - Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford has died at age 91 after decades of writing about "bold heroines," reports the Washington Post . The British native died Sunday in her New York City home after a short bout of cancer. Highlights of her career:
  • Her debut novel A Woman of
...

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