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Cowboys Star Dies Suddenly at 24
Police Say Cowboys Player
Took His Own Life
updated
Nov 6, 2025 11:51 AM CST

Police Say Cowboys Player Took His Own Life

Defensive end Marshawn Kneeland dies at 24

(Newser) - Authorities say Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland took his own life after a police chase in Frisco, Texas, reports the Dallas Morning News . Troopers say they attempted to pull over a vehicle for a traffic violation about 10:30pm, but the driver refused to stop, then reportedly fled on foot....

What Bush Is Saying About His Former VP

Dick Cheney was 'among the finest public servants of his generation,' says former president

(Newser) - Former President George W. Bush praised the man who served as his vice president for two terms on Tuesday as an American "patriot," reports Fox News . His was among the tributes to Dick Cheney, who died Monday night at age 84:
  • "Dick was a calm and steady
...

He Sold Undetectable Steroids to Athletes Like Bonds, Giambi

Victor Conte, who hawked performance-enhancing drugs to athletes in baseball and track, dies at 75

(Newser) - Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme decades ago to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes—including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi, as well as Olympic track champion Marion Jones—has died. He was 75. Conte died Monday, SNAC System, a sports nutrition company he founded, said...

Grateful Dead's 'First Lady' Dead at 78
Grateful Dead's
'First Lady'
Dead at 78
obituary
Nov 4, 2025 1:30 AM CST

Grateful Dead's 'First Lady' Dead at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay was also featured on other '60s, '70s hits

(Newser) - Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, longtime featured vocalist for the Grateful Dead and a fixture of 1960s and 1970s rock, died Sunday at age 78. Godchaux, who joined the Dead in 1971 alongside her husband and keyboardist Keith Godchaux, passed away Sunday at a hospice in Nashville following a lengthy battle with...

She Had Comedic, Dramatic Roles Over 6 Decades
She Had Comedic,
Dramatic Roles
Over 6 Decades
obituary
Nov 3, 2025 3:51 PM CST

She Had Comedic, Dramatic Roles Over 6 Decades

Diane Ladd received an Oscar nomination for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore .

(Newser) - Diane Ladd, a three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles over more than six decades included the brash waitress in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and the protective mother in Wild at Heart, has died. She was 89. Her death was announced Monday by Laura Dern, who issued a statement...

Martha Layne Collins Won Plant, Dealt With Husband's Scandal

Only woman elected governor of Kentucky stressed education, economic development

(Newser) - Martha Layne Collins, the only woman to be elected governor of Kentucky, died on Saturday. She was 88. The Democrat's most visible legacy is a sprawling Toyota auto assembly plant—arguably the biggest industrial plum of its day and the linchpin of her economic-development strategy. Collins also worked to...

Fresh Prince Actor Floyd Myers Jr. Dies at 42
Fresh Prince Actor
Floyd Myers Jr. Dies at 42
OBITUARY
Oct 30, 2025 7:22 AM CDT

Fresh Prince Actor Floyd Myers Jr. Dies at 42

Former child star remembered for his mental health advocacy work

(Newser) - Floyd Roger Myers Jr., best known for his role as Young Will on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died at the age of 42. Myers passed away on Wednesday at his home in Maryland after suffering a heart attack, his mother, Renee Trice, told TMZ . He'd already lived...

Buzz Aldrin Loses the 'Love of My Life'
Buzz Aldrin Has Lost
the 'Love of My Life'
OBITUARY
Oct 30, 2025 5:54 AM CDT

Buzz Aldrin Has Lost the 'Love of My Life'

Anca Faur, an accomplished engineer and executive, dies at 66

(Newser) - Buzz Aldrin's wife, Anca Faur, has passed away just two years after the couple wed, according to a family statement . It says Faur, 66, died "peacefully" Tuesday night with Aldrin and her son, Vlad Ghenciu, at her side, per People . The outlet notes separately that Faur suffered a...

Fawlty Towers Star Prunella Scales Dies
Fawlty Towers Star
Prunella Scales Dies
OBITUARY
Oct 29, 2025 7:27 PM CDT

Fawlty Towers Star Prunella Scales Dies

93-year-old had lived with dementia for many years

(Newser) - Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom Fawlty Towers, has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia for many years. Scales' sons, Samuel and Joseph West, said she died "peacefully at home in London" on Monday, the...

Hard-Hitting George Atkinson Struck Fear in the Opposition

Raiders safety anchored the team's 'Soul Patrol'

(Newser) - George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Oakland Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died. He was 78. The team announced Atkinson's death on Monday without revealing a cause of death, the AP reports. Atkinson had disclosed he was suffering symptoms consistent with CTE in a 2016 interview...

June Lockhart Played Mom to Timmy, Lost in Space Family

In real life, actress said, she loved rock concerts

(Newser) - June Lockhart, who played the mother in the Lost in Space and Lassie TV families, has died. The actress died at 100 of natural causes on Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles, a family representative said, Variety reports. Lockhart's screen career spanned nearly eight decades, starting with her...

Warsaw Ghetto Survivor Battled Nazis With Molotov Cocktails

Michael Smuss later dealt with trauma through painting

(Newser) - Michael Smuss, who fought Nazi soldiers with Molotov cocktails during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of World War II and became a painter after the war to process his trauma, has died. He was 99. His wife in Israel said he died Tuesday. Smuss was born in 1926 in what was...

NPR Pioneer Susan Stamberg Dies at 87
'Founding Mother'
of NPR Dead at 87
Oct 17, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

'Founding Mother' of NPR Dead at 87

Susan Stamberg broke barriers as first woman to anchor national news broadcast

(Newser) - Susan Stamberg, a pioneering voice at NPR and the first woman to anchor a national evening news broadcast in the US, has died at age 87. Her death was announced by NPR , which did not specify a location or cause, but which did note that "few figures have informed...

Ace Frehley Was 'Essential' to KISS
KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley
Is Dead at 74
obituary
Oct 16, 2025 7:15 PM CDT

KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Is Dead at 74

Hall of Famer helped shape band's sound with his three-pickup Gibson Les Paul

(Newser) - Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for KISS and a key figure in shaping the band's sound—with his electrifying riffs and "Spaceman" persona—died Thursday. He was 74. Frehley's family said he died in Morristown, New Jersey, weeks after being injured in a fall in...

Last Member of Pioneering Everest Expedition Dies
Last Member of Pioneering
Everest Expedition Dies
OBITUARY
Oct 16, 2025 1:24 PM CDT

Last Member of Pioneering Everest Expedition Dies

'A chapter of the mountaineering history has vanished with him'

(Newser) - Kanchha Sherpa, the only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha died at age 92 at his home in Kathmandu, confirmed Phur Gelje Sherpa, the association president. "He passed away peacefully at his residence,...

The Fight Is Over for Kenya's 'Father of Democracy'

Raila Odinga, 80, dies in India, where he was receiving medical care

(Newser) - Raila Odinga, the enduring face of Kenya's fight for democracy and a towering figure in African politics, has died in India at age 80, leaving a nation to mourn one of its most influential leaders. The former prime minister and longtime opposition leader collapsed Wednesday during a morning...

Grammy-Winning R&B Singer D'Angelo Dead at 51
Grammy-Winning R&B
Singer D'Angelo Dead at 51
obituary
Oct 14, 2025 11:53 AM CDT

Grammy-Winning R&B Singer D'Angelo Dead at 51

His family cited a battle with cancer

(Newser) - D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" music video, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday, according to a statement...

Sandy Alomar Was an All-Star and Father to Two More

Infielder played 15 seasons and coached across multiple organizations

(Newser) - Sandy Alomar, a longtime Major League Baseball player, coach, mentor, and father of two stars—one of them a Hall of Famer—has died. He was 81 and died in Puerto Rico, Cleveland.com reports. The speedy infielder played for six teams from 1964 to 1978, making the American...

Diane Keaton, Star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, Dies at 79

Actress never understood why Coppola cast her in Corleone saga

(Newser) - Diane Keaton, an Academy Award-winning actress with a long list of high-profile film roles but who might be most identified with the quirky title character in Annie Hall—a part based on her relationship with Woody Allen—has died. A family spokesperson said Keaton died on Saturday in California without...

Storied Nun Who Served as Loyola's Chaplain Dies at 106
Loyola Nun
Who Had Her
Own Bobblehead
Dies at 106
OBITUARY
Oct 10, 2025 8:59 AM CDT

Loyola Nun Who Had Her Own Bobblehead Dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt served as chaplain for men's basketball team at Chicago school

(Newser) - Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola University Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106, per the...

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