Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy' and 'Gossip Girl' star, dies at 39

Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date

Christopher Sepulvado, a terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row for the killing of his stepson, died weeks before his scheduled March execution by nitrogen gas.

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Ken Rosenthal, Founder of Panera Bread’s Forerunner, Dies at 81

He built a small chain of bakery cafes, with sourdough bread as its star. A few years after it was sold, it became nationally famous under a new name.

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Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies month before execution date

Christopher Sepulvado was charged with the 1992 killing of his 6-year-old stepson.

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Lynne Marie Stewart, Miss Yvonne on ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse,’ Dies at 78

She was the “most beautiful woman in Puppetland” in the 1980s children’s show starring Paul Reubens, and more recently had a recurring role in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

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Frank G. Wisner, Diplomat With Impact on Foreign Policy, Dies at 86

He headed U.S. embassies around the world and relished the role, bringing a gregarious style to promoting American interests. But he clashed with the Obama White House.

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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer, dies at age 88

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer of "Killing Me Softly with His Song," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and other hits, has died at age 88.

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Killing Me Softly singer Roberta Flack dies aged 88

The star's other hits included The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Feel Like Makin' Love.

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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, dies in Pennsylvania home

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., has died.

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Cleveland Guardians owner Larry Dolan dies at age 94, team announces

A lifelong Cleveland resident, Dolan purchased his hometown team in 2000.

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Alvin F. Poussaint, Pioneering Expert on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90

A psychiatrist at Harvard and an adviser to Jesse Jackson and Bill Cosby, he challenged Black Americans to stand up to systemic racism.

The New York Times - 3d

Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer, dies at age 88

Roberta Flack's intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after.

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Al Trautwig, a Mainstay in the TV Booth at Madison Square Garden, Dies at 68

The Long Island native covered 16 Olympics, and had cameos in the movie “Cool Runnings” and the TV show “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

The New York Times - 3d

Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.

The New York Times - 2d

Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence J. Dolan dies at 94

Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team since 2000, has died.

NBC News - 2d

Record number of children died crossing Channel last year, says UN

Data from UN agency’s Missing Migrants Project should serve as ‘wake-up call’, say officials. A record number of children died in the Channel last year according to UN data shared with the Guardian ...

The Guardian - 2d

Marian Turski, Who Refused to Forget the Holocaust, Dies at 98

From influential platforms, Mr. Turski, an Auschwitz survivor from Poland, warned the world of rising antisemitism and the perils of indifference to it.

The New York Times - 2d

Arrest after woman dies on ferry from Wales to Ireland

Gardaí went on board after Stena Line ferry from Fishguard docked at Rosslare Europort. A woman has died following an incident on a ferry that docked at Co Wexford in Ireland on Tuesday.. One man ...

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Trans woman charged with rape dies before court date

Maddison Wilson had been due to attend a plea hearing at Southampton Crown Court.

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Child dies after contracting measles in Texas, officials say

A child who had been hospitalized after contracted measles in West Texas has died, health officials confirm. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.

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British man dies and one injured while climbing in Norway

Local media reported an avalanche fell while the men scaled a frozen waterfall on Friday.

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FAA investigates after third skydiver dies in 2 months at Arizona facility

The most recent deadly skydiving incident occurred near Skydive Arizona when a "very experienced skydiver" died this month.

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Beloved owner of one of Hollywood's last costume shops dies at 90

Ursula Boschet, the iconic Hollywood costumer who was a local institution for half a century, has died.

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Woman, 19, dies in suspected XL bully dog attack

Two people are arrested as police investigate reports the dog was an XL bully.

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Couple Had to Sit Next to Body After Woman Died Midflight

Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia.

The New York Times - 13h

Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88

When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

The New York Times - 7h

Betsy Arakawa, a Classical Musician and the Wife of Gene Hackman, Dies at 65

As the spouse of a two-time Oscar winner, she avoided interviews and stayed off social media. But in private, she typed up Mr. Hackman’s novels and helped edit them.

The New York Times - 5h

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies aged 88

World champion will be remembered for the ‘match of the century’ against American Bobby Fischer in 1972. Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated at the height of the cold ...

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‘I forgive the girl and boy for what they’ve done. If I didn’t, the hate would eat away at me’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of her daughter Brianna

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her ...

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