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William Webster Led FBI and CIA Through Crises
William Webster
Led FBI and CIA
Through Crises
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Aug 9, 2025 3:55 PM CDT

William Webster Led FBI and CIA Through Crises

Director helped restore public trust in both agencies

(Newser) - William Webster, who became the only person to run both the FBI and CIA and who is credited with restoring public faith in the agencies after they were mired in scandals, has died. He was 101. Webster died Friday in Warrenton, Virginia, a family spokesman said, per the New York ...

The Man Behind 'Houston, We Have a Problem' Has Died

Apollo 13 commander James Lovell uttered a variation of those words

(Newser) - James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday. "Jim's character and steadfast courage helped our nation...

He Said No to Fronting Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple
'Rock's Forgotten
Genius' Dead at 75
OBITUARY
Aug 6, 2025 5:14 PM CDT

'Rock's Forgotten Genius' Dead at 75

Terry Reid turned down offers to be frontman in Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple

(Newser) - Terry Reid was a deeply respected musician who released six albums over a long career, but he might be best known for the path he didn't take. The English singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who has died at age 75, turned down the lead role in the band that became...

The Walking Dead 's Addy Dead at 33
The Walking Dead's
Addy Dead at 33
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Aug 6, 2025 7:53 AM CDT

The Walking Dead's Addy Dead at 33

Actor Kelley Mack battled brain cancer

(Newser) - Kelley Mack, the actor who played Addy on season nine of The Walking Dead, has died at age 33. She "passed away peacefully" in her hometown of Cincinnati on Saturday, according to an announcement on CaringBridge.com . It didn't offer a cause of death. However, Mack previously revealed...

First Female MI5 Boss Wrote Thrillers, Inspired Judi Dench

'M' in James Bond films was based on Stella Rimington

(Newser) - Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died. She was 90. Her family said Monday in a statement that Rimington died on Sunday, the AP reports. The first woman to head a UK intelligence agency, Rimington was the...

She Played a Famous High-Heeled Receptionist at WKRP
Loni Anderson
of WKRP Fame
Dead at 79
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Aug 4, 2025 1:15 AM CDT

Loni Anderson of WKRP Fame Dead at 79

She played beloved high-heeled receptionist on the show

(Newser) - Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy WKRP in Cincinnati, died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday, the AP reports. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan. "We...

Hall of Famer Made His Mark With 'the Sandberg Game'

Cubs second baseman was picked for 10 straight All-Star Games

(Newser) - Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who kicked off baseball's shift to power-hitting middle infielders, has died. He was 65. The Chicago Cubs, the team he played for nearly all of his career, announced his death on Monday, per the New York Times , without providing any more...

A Harvard Math Prodigy, Tom Lehrer Doubled in Satire

Songs cheerfully mocked politics, discrimination, religion—and music

(Newser) - Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism, and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in...

He Was So Good He Helped Spawn a New Music Genre

Chuck Mangione of 'smooth jazz' fame is dead at 84

(Newser) - Another big name in music is gone this week : Jazz great Chuck Mangione has died at age 84, reports the Democrat and Chronicle of Mangione's hometown in Rochester, New York.
  • "The family of Chuck Mangione is deeply saddened to share that Chuck peacefully passed away in his sleep
...

Hulk Hogan Is Dead at 71
Hulk Hogan
Is Dead at 71
Jul 24, 2025 11:16 AM CDT

Hulk Hogan Is Dead at 71

Pro wrestler reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest

(Newser) - Iconic professional wrestler Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71, reports TMZ . Medics were called to the Florida home of the brash entertainer early Thursday for what was called in as a "cardiac arrest." The WWE confirmed the news, per the New York Post, saying: "...

Horse Once Owned by Burt Reynolds Breaks a Record

Mokie, a therapy horse who spent his final years in Florida, was world's oldest horse, dying at age 40

(Newser) - Guinness World Records has announced that Mokie, a Florida-based Arabian horse who just earned the distinction of being the world's oldest living horse, has died at age 40, per the Guardian . Mokie's journey began on the ranch of actor Burt Reynolds in 1985, where he was bred...

Ozzy Osbourne Dies Weeks After Farewell Show

Family says 76-year-old died 'surrounded by love'

(Newser) - Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has died less than a month after he reunited with Black Sabbath for a farewell concert. Sky News reports that family members said the 76-year-old died "surrounded by love." Osbourne, born in Birmingham, England in 1948, found fame as frontman of the pioneering...

'Theo' From The Cosby Show Is Dead at 54
'Theo' From The Cosby Show
Is Dead at 54
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Jul 21, 2025 1:16 PM CDT

'Theo' From The Cosby Show Is Dead at 54

Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned

(Newser) - The actor who rose to fame as the character of Theo on The Cosby Show has died at age 54, reports People . Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica while on a family vacation, reports ABC News . Police say he got caught in a strong current at a...

Eileen Fulton's Lisa Wed 8 Times on As the World Turns
Eileen Fulton Pioneered
the Soap Opera Bad Girl
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Jul 20, 2025 3:32 PM CDT

Eileen Fulton Pioneered the Soap Opera Bad Girl

Lisa married 8 times on As the World Turns

(Newser) - Eileen Fulton, whose portrayal of Lisa on As the World Turns spanned 50 years and eight soap opera marriages, has died. She was 91. The actress died July 14 in Asheville, North Carolina, according to an online post by a funeral home. Fulton was inducted into the Soap Opera Hall...

'Papa Jake' Larson Was a D-Day Hero and TikTok Star

Veteran combined stories about his comrades with warnings about war

(Newser) - "Papa Jake" Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy's bluffs on D-Day as a young man and garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories about World War II and his fallen comrades, has died. He was 102. Larson died Thursday, his granddaughter...

Oscar-Winning Lyricist Alan Bergman Dies at 99
'The Way We Were'
Lyricist Dies at 99
OBITUARY
Jul 18, 2025 10:59 AM CDT

'The Way We Were' Lyricist Dies at 99

Alan Bergman won 3 Oscars with wife Marilyn

(Newser) - Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?," "It Might Be You," and the classic "The Way We Were," has died at...

A Super Bowl Champ Is Dead at 38
A Super Bowl Champ
Is Dead at 38
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Jul 17, 2025 3:51 PM CDT

A Super Bowl Champ Is Dead at 38

Former linebacker Bryan Braman had a rare form of cancer

(Newser) - A former NFL linebacker with a Super Bowl ring has died at age 38 after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer only months ago, reports CNN . Bryan Braman played seven seasons in the NFL, including with the Philadelphia Eagles when they won the championship in 2017, per People ...

Singing Legend Connie Francis Dies at 87
Singing Legend
Connie Francis Dies at 87
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Jul 17, 2025 6:50 AM CDT

Singing Legend Connie Francis Dies at 87

'Who's Sorry Now' singer was a major star in the 1950s and '60s

(Newser) - A singing legend is gone: Connie Francis has died at age 87, per the Hollywood Reporter . A cause of death has not been revealed, but Francis had been hospitalized earlier this month after experiencing what she described as "extreme pain." Francis rose to fame in the late 1950s...

Olympic Medalist Dies After Lightning Strike at 49
Olympic Medalist Killed
by Lightning at 49
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Jul 16, 2025 12:40 PM CDT

Olympic Medalist Killed by Lightning at 49

Audun Grønvold's death leaves a 'huge void'

(Newser) - "The loss of you is enormous," the wife of Audun Grønvold wrote in a Facebook post. Norway's ski community is saying much the same. The Olympic bronze medalist died Tuesday at age 49 after being struck by lightning during a trip to his family's...

Gorky Park Author Dies Days Before Release of Final Book

Martin Cruz Smith's crime novels traced decades of Soviet, Russian history

(Newser) - Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with Gorky Park and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday surrounded by those he loved," according to his publisher, Simon & Schuster. Further details were not immediately available,...

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