Paul Auster, a celebrated American author and filmmaker known for his inventive storytelling and thought-provoking narratives, passed away at the age of 77. His literary representatives confirmed his death on Wednesday, following his cancer diagnosis in 2022. Auster’s literary career spanned over five decades, during which he wrote more than […]
Top Dem congressman dies suddenly at 65
New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died Wednesday after this month’s hospitalization for a heart attack. He was only 65. Payne has become the second member of Congress to have died during this term, along with the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Plus, an additional eight representatives, including former House Speaker […]
Chicago woman convicted of dismembering landlord, hiding remains in freezer
Sandra Kolalou, a 37-year-old Chicago woman, has been found guilty of killing and dismembering her landlord, Frances Walker, and hiding some of the victim’s remains in a freezer at the boarding house where she lived. A Cook County jury convicted Kolalou late Monday on all charges, including first-degree murder, dismembering […]
15 injured on tram collision at Universal Studios theme park
More than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to the theme park in Universal City, […]
Allman Brothers Band songwriter dies at 80
Dickey Betts, the legendary guitarist and co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, passed away at the age of 80 at his home in Osprey, Florida. Betts, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, had been courageously battling cancer for over a year and also suffered from […]
Top Dem senator, known for taking odd jobs, has died at 87
Bob Graham, a former U.S. senator and two-term governor of Florida, has died at 87. He gained national attention in the early 2000s as the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee following the Sept. 11 attacks and as an early critic of the Washington establishment’s position on the Iraq War. […]
Oldest living conjoined twins have died at 62
Lori and George Schappell, conjoined twins who lived extraordinary lives pursuing separate careers, interests, and relationships, passed away this month in Pennsylvania at the age of 62. According to Guinness World Records, they were the oldest living conjoined twins. Born on September 18, 1961, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, the twins […]
[Watch] Fire destroys historic building in Copenhagen, causing spire to collapse
A fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings, the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange, on Tuesday, destroying about half of the structure and causing its iconic dragon-tail spire to collapse. The blaze started on the building’s roof during renovations, but the exact cause is still unknown. The Old Stock […]
Robert MacNeil, creator of PBS ‘NewsHour,’ has died
Robert MacNeil, the co-creator of the PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour,” passed away on Friday at the age of 93. MacNeil died of natural causes at a hospital in New York, as confirmed by his daughter, Alison MacNeil. MacNeil first gained attention for his coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings […]
Storm hits the Ohio River Valley after battering the U.S. South
Intense storms swept through the southeastern United States early Thursday morning, causing flash flooding, prompting tornado warnings, and even delaying the start of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. The powerful storm system, which began on Wednesday, has already claimed one life in Mississippi and caused significant damage to […]
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