Nigeria’s army chief, who led country through one of Africa's longest conflicts, dies

Here’s who bought the L.A. home where Matthew Perry died

The Los Angeles home where Matthew Perry died last year has been sold for $8.55 million in an off-market deal, property records reveal.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

John McQuown, Who Pioneered Index Funds and Transformed Investing, Dies at 90

The Illinois native jumped from family farm to mechanical engineering and then led a ‘Manhattan Project’ of finance.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Family of grandfather who died after eating Quarter Pounders is heartbroken

There has been one death in a severe E. coli outbreak that affected dozens of people. That victim lived in Grand Junction, and his family there says they have not filed a lawsuit against McDonald's ...

Lily Ebert, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Fame on TikTok, Dies at 100

Hungarian-born Jewish woman hesitated to tell her story. Then a great-grandson introduced her to social media.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 1

Steve Mariotti, Who Used Entrepreneurship to Connect With Young People, Dies at 71

The entrepreneur-turned-teacher gained national acclaim for bringing business lessons to underprivileged students.

Business - Inc. - November 1

Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83

He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases.

Science - The New York Times - November 2

Family of woman who died blame parked cars for ambulance delay

A car had to be moved before an ambulance could get down the street to a woman in cardiac arrest.

Eikoh Hosoe, Photographer Who Elevated the Avant-Garde, Dies at 91

He pioneered a surrealistic narrative style in collaborations with dancers, artists and the author Yukio Mishima, with whom he created startling erotic tableaus.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Joseph Rykwert, 98, Dies; Historian of Architecture Challenged Modernism

A “gloriously erudite” critic, he denounced the embrace of blandly functional architecture in efforts to rebuild after World War II.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Daughter's tribute to 'gentle giant' who died after being punched

A pensioner who was punched in County Antrim over the weekend dies in hospital.

Case of 1-month-old who died from malnutrition investigated as homicide

Authorities on Tuesday announced they are investigating the death of a 1-month-old baby boy who was brought to a New York City hospital over the summer for malnutrition as a homicide.

Ben Baldanza, 62, Dies; Brought No-Frills Flying to Spirit Airlines

He introduced ticket prices that couldn’t be beat, but asked fliers to pay extra for nearly everything, including water, carry-ons and printed tickets.

Business - The New York Times - November 10

Police inquiry after boy who was shaken as baby dies aged 9

North Yorkshire Police says it is investigating the cause of Bradley Nelson's death last month.

Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80

He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.

World - The New York Times - November 11

Ornaments stolen from grave of baby who died in crash

Tasha Morris lost her son Oscar during surgery after a serious car crash in August.

Frank Auerbach, artist who fled the Nazis as a child, dies aged 93

Auerbach died peacefully at his home in London on Monday morning, his representatives confirmed.

Charles Sporck, an Early Champion of Moving Microchip Manufacturing to Asia, Dies at 96

He argued that offshoring allowed the U.S. semiconductor industry to create more high-paying jobs at home.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 12

Gerry Faust, Coach Who Lived a Dream at Notre Dame, Dies at 89

Jumping from the high school ranks to lead one of the most storied programs in college football, he lost games but rarely lost hope.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Natasha Alexenko, Who Exposed Backlog of Rape Cases, Dies at 51

Ten years after her sexual assault, she discovered that the evidence in her rape kit hadn’t been tested — and neither had thousands of others nationwide.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Girl who died after leaving police vehicle on M5 named

Tamzin Hall, 17, was hit by a car after leaving a police vehicle she was being transported in.

Murray Sinclair, 73, Who Reframed Indigenous Relations in Canada, Dies

He headed a commission that documented widespread abuse in Canada’s boarding schools for Indigenous children and sought to correct the history of Indigenous people.

World - The New York Times - November 16

Shel Talmy, producer for the Who, the Kinks and David Bowie, dies aged 87

The American producer helped to craft a raw, immediate sound for British rock in the mid-1960s, with hits such as You Really Got Me and My Generation. Shel Talmy, the music producer behind classics ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Bill Moyes, Australian ‘Birdman’ Who Popularized Hang Gliding, Dies at 92

A modern-day Icarus, he set a world record for the longest unassisted flight, was arrested after soaring into the Grand Canyon and nearly killed himself several times.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Joanne Chory, Who Enlisted Plants to Fight Climate Change, Dies at 69

Biologist sought to breed crops that could store more carbon safely underground in their roots.

World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Tributes paid to ‘kind and loving’ British tourist who died in Laos

Simone White was one of six people to die in suspected methanol poisoning incident in Vang Vieng. Tributes have been paid to the “beautiful, kind and loving” British tourist Simone White, one of ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Matthew Byars, who appeared on 'Real Housewives' with Karen Huger, dies at 37

Matthew Byars, who was introduced as an assistant to Karen Huger on 'The Real Housewives of Potomac,' has died, according to the Maryland medical examiner.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday

Madeleine Riffaud, ‘the Girl Who Saved Paris,’ Dies at 100

Humiliated by a Nazi officer as a teenager, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train.

World - The New York Times - 8 hours ago

Fred R. Harris, Senator Who Ran for President, Dies at 94

After eight years in the Senate as a moderate Democrat, he took a leftward turn toward “new populism” in a failed shot at the presidency in 1976.

Top stories - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

Yellen was no Hamilton: Why one JPMorgan strategist blames Treasury chief for Harris loss

Janet Yellen had a low media profile heading into Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss.

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

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