Bruce Boynton, a civil rights icon who helped inspire the historic Freedom Rides of 1961, has died at 83.
DC mayor’s sister dies from Covid-19
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Washington Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's sister died Wednesday at age 64 from "complications related to Covid-19," the mayor said in a statement. "My family and I are mourning the loss of my sister, Mercia Bowser...
Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family says in wrongful death claim
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A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Qui...
Father-to-be in New York dies after device meant for gender reveal party explodes
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A 28-year-old man died after a device meant to be used at a gender reveal party exploded, according to New York State Police. Police responded to a report of an explosion just before noon on Sunday. Christopher Pekn...
Johnny Pacheco, who popularized salsa music in the US, dies at 85
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Johnny Pacheco played music that made it impossible to sit still. The Dominican-born multi-instrumentalist experimented with different Latin American musical styles, though he was particularly enamored with Afro-Cub...
Rapper Nicki Minaj’s father dies in hit-and-run, police say
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Rapper Nicki Minaj's father has died in a hit-and-run accident, police said. Robert Maraj, 64, was walking in Mineola, Long Island, on Friday at 6:15 p.m. when he was "was struck by a northbound, undescribed, vehicl...
Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina, dies at 90
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Buenos Aires Former Argentine President Carlos Menem died on Sunday, his daughter, Zulema Menem, has confirmed to CNN. He was 90 years old. Menem took office in July 1989 and promoted laws to reform the government an...
How the dark and sordid past of the Cecil Hotel inspired Netflix’s latest crime show
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Something you have on your 2021 bingo card? Netflix is adding another true-crime series to its ever-growing roster. "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel," which premiered this week, is a four-part docuser...
Televangelist Frederick K.C. Price dies following hospitalization for Covid-19. He was 89
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Televangelist Frederick K.C. Price, whose Los Angeles ministry became a megachurch with about 28,000 members and televised services that reached millions, died Friday, according to a family statement on the Facebook...
Bruce Springsteen arrested on DWI charges in November
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Bruce Springsteen was arrested in a national park in New Jersey in November on charges of driving under the influence, according to a spokeswoman for the Gateway National Recreational Area in Sandy Hook, NJ. He was ...
The 21 most utterly bizarre lines from Trump impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor
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Basically no one outside the legal community knew the name Bruce Castor before he stood up Tuesday to kick off the defense of former President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial. Now everyone knows his nam...
Marty Schottenheimer, legendary NFL head coach, dies at 77
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Marty Schottenheimer, a former NFL coach who led four teams to 200 regular season victories over more than two decades, has died. He was 77. He passed away from Alzheimer's disease, according to ESPN. "Marty will...
Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell dies in prison
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An Ohio serial killer who strangled women and hid their corpses in and around his Cleveland home has died in state prison, an official said. Anthony Sowell, 61, died Monday afternoon after being admitted to an end-o...