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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...

Dozens Dead, Hundreds Missing After Boat Capsizes

Vessel on Nigeria's Niger River was headed to food market when it tipped

(Newser) - More than two dozen people died and upward of 100 people, mostly women, were missing on Friday, after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the Niger River in northern Nigeria, authorities said. About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the state of...

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
obituary
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 ...

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...

After Baby's Listeria Death, a 72K-Pound Recall

At least 10 other people have fallen ill; Yu Shang Food pulls ready-to-eat meat/poultry products

(Newser) - A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank, and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, of Spartanburg, South...

A Civil War Find: 'The Trauma Is Just Unbelievable'

698K men were killed, including 13% of US-born white men in Confederate states, per estimate

(Newser) - Nearly 160 years after the US Civil War, the conflict continues to reverberate, in part due to the "unbelievable" trauma caused. Just shy of 700,000 lives were lost in the conflict, including up to 13% of US-born white men in Confederate states, according to what researchers say is...

Russian Ballet Star, 39, Dies in Fall From Balcony

Preliminary report says death of Vladimir Shklyarov was accidental

(Newser) - A famed Russian ballet star has died after falling off a fifth-floor balcony in St. Petersburg. TMZ reports that 39-year-old Vladimir Shklyarov, named in 2020 as an Honored Artist of Russia, took his fatal fall on Saturday, which has preliminarily been ruled an accident, per Russian state news agency Ria...

K-Drama Star Song Jae-lim Found Dead
K-Drama Star
Song Jae-lim
Found Dead
Nov 13, 2024 11:05 AM CST

K-Drama Star Song Jae-lim Found Dead

Seoul police say there was a note found in the 39-year-old's apartment

(Newser) - Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor and former model, was found dead in Seoul on Tuesday. The 39-year-old's body was discovered in his apartment by a friend who planned to have lunch with him, CNN reports. Police in the city's Seongdong district said there was no evidence of...

He Made Spirit Airlines Into a 'Dollar Store in the Sky'
He Gave Spirit Airlines
Its 'Bad-Boy Image'
OBITUARY
Nov 13, 2024 9:55 AM CST

He Gave Spirit Airlines Its 'Bad-Boy Image'

Former CEO Ben Baldanza has died at 62 of Lou Gehrig's disease

(Newser) - Ben Baldanza, the former CEO of Spirit Airlines who helped pioneer the concept of no-frills flying, has died. The New York Times reports that the 62-year-old, who had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (aka ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), passed away on Election Day at his home in Arlington, Virginia, according...

Why the 27 Club Myth Perpetuates
Why the 27 Club
Myth Perpetuates
NEW STUDY
Nov 9, 2024 8:00 AM CST

Why the 27 Club Myth Perpetuates

Established in the public consciousness, the myth means deaths at 27 get plenty of attention

(Newser) - The so-called 27 Club , made up of famous people who died at age 27, gives the perception that it's an especially dangerous age for those in the public eye. Time and time again, research has shown that isn't the case. (A 2011 study of 522 musical artists found...

Suicide Bomb at Pakistan Train Station Kills Dozens

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the attackers 'will pay a very heavy price'

(Newser) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 50 others, some critically, officials said. The attack happened when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to...

Groundbreaking Anchor, Mentor Chauncy Glover Dies at 39

Emmy Award winner at KCAL set up mentoring program for teen boys, acted in off-Broadway plays

(Newser) - Chauncy Glover, an Emmy Award-winning news anchor for Los Angeles' KCAL, has died suddenly at the age of 39. KTLA reports that the cause of death hasn't been released. Glover—who co-anchored the 5pm and 11pm newscasts, as well as manned the desk at 8pm and 10pm, per CBS...

Man Killed After Hot Asphalt Spills Out of Dump Truck

Darrell Sheriff, 41, had been working under the truck in Jackson, Mississippi, when it malfunctioned

(Newser) - A private contractor in Mississippi was killed in a freak accident when he was fatally buried under hot asphalt. Per the AP , the man was trying to fix a dump truck on Monday morning in Jackson and had scooted underneath the vehicle to work on a hydraulic line, according to...

Quincy Jones Dies: 'There Will Never Be Another Like Him'

Music producer and film composer is dead at 91

(Newser) - Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91, reports the AP . Jones' publicist says he died...

YouTuber Graham 'Dingo' Dinkelman Dies From Snake Bite

Conservationist known as 'South Africa's Steve Irwin' died after month in induced coma

(Newser) - A wildlife conservationist and YouTuber known as "South Africa's Steve Irwin" died over the weekend, a month after being bitten by a venomous snake. USA Today reports that Graham "Dingo" Dinkelman, 44, had been in an induced coma in intensive care from anaphylactic shock since he was...

Ex-CEO Found Dead After Missing Sentencing

Former S-Ray CEO Stephen Baird was to meet some of the investors he defrauded of $11M

(Newser) - The former CEO of medical device startup S-Ray has been found dead after missing a sentencing hearing for wire fraud over his misuse of investor money. Stephen Baird, 69, was expected to see many of the 200 investors he defrauded of a combined $10.75 million in US District Court...

One Dead, 9 Missing in Collapse of 10-Story Hotel

Dubrovnik hotel in Argentina was apparently the site of illicit construction work

(Newser) - A 10-story hotel in the Argentine city of Villa Gesell collapsed Tuesday morning, reports CNN , leaving one man dead and up to nine people trapped inside, according to local media . A statement from local officials said that construction was ongoing at the Dubrovnik hotel, apparently "clandestinely, without complying with...

MLS Star Holden Trent Dies at 25
MLS Goalie Dies at 25
Oct 29, 2024 9:17 AM CDT

MLS Goalie Dies at 25

Philadelphia Union's Holden Trent was 25

(Newser) - A Knot listing for Major League Soccer goalie Holden Trent and his fiancee, Brianna Losito, shows a wedding date of Dec. 20, 2025, with a celebration planned in Charleston, South Carolina. Now, however, instead of planning a wedding, Losito is mourning her fiance after the Philadelphia Union goalie died suddenly...

Dodgers Pitcher Who Inspired 'Fernandomania' Dies at 63
Dodgers Phenom
Fernando Valenzuela
Dies at 63
OBITUARY
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...

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