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One of Gulf Nations' Last Octogenarian Chiefs Has Died

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah is dead at 86

(Newser) - Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, died Saturday after a three-year low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny oil-rich nation's internal political disputes. Kuwait state television broke into programming with Koranic verses just before a somber official made the announcement. "...

Homicide Star Andre Braugher Dead at 61
Actor Andre Braugher
Died of Lung Cancer
updated
Dec 14, 2023 2:05 PM CST

Actor Andre Braugher Died of Lung Cancer

Publicist of 'Homicide' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star reveals his illness

(Newser) - Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher's unexpected death this week was from lung cancer, his publicist said Thursday. The 61-year-old actor had received the diagnosis only a few months ago, reports NBC News . No further details were provided. The New York Times reported in a 2014 profile that Braugher had...

Love Story Launched Series of Hit Films for Ryan O&#39;Neal
Ryan O'Neal Hit Big
With Love Story
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Dec 8, 2023 5:30 PM CST

Ryan O'Neal Hit Big With Love Story

Co-star Ali MacGraw got him cast in teary 1970 blockbuster

(Newser) - Ryan O'Neal, the boyish star who rose to film fame in 1970's weepy blockbuster Love Story, died Friday. His death at age 82 was announced in an Instagram post by his son Patrick, who did not provide any more information, the New York Times reports. The actor was...

Castro&#39;s Sister Worked With CIA Against Him
Castro's Sister
Worked With
CIA Against Him
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Dec 6, 2023 6:30 PM CST

Castro's Sister Worked With CIA Against Him

When Juanita Castro's shortwave played 'Madame Butterfly,' agents had a message for her

(Newser) - Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago. Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita...

Father of One of America's Most Notorious Serial Killers Dies

Lionel Dahmer is dead at 87

(Newser) - The man who fathered Jeffrey Dahmer, whose crimes made his name practically synonymous with "serial killer," has died nearly three decades after his son was killed in prison, reports the Akron Beacon Journal . Lionel Dahmer was 87 and in hospice in Ohio. The elder Dahmer appeared blindsided when...

The Man Who Revolutionized Prime Time TV Has Died

'All in the Family' creator Norman Lear was 101

(Newser) - Norman Lear, the writer, director, and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family, Maude, and The Jeffersons and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101. Lear died Tuesday night in his sleep, surrounded...

Founding Member of Moody Blues, Wings Dead at 79
Paul McCartney's 'Longtime
Sideman' Dead at 79
obituary
Dec 6, 2023 12:30 AM CST

Paul McCartney's 'Longtime Sideman' Dead at 79

Denny Laine was a founding member of the Moody Blues, Wings

(Newser) - Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter, and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo band Wings, has died at age 79, the AP reports. Laine, inducted five years ago into the Rock...

Shane MacGowan Dead at 65
Shane MacGowan Dead at 65
OBITUARY
Nov 30, 2023 7:52 AM CST

Shane MacGowan Dead at 65

He restored an 'epic quality' to Irish music

(Newser) - The holiday classic "Fairytale of New York" will sound even more bittersweet than usual this season. Beloved singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, best known as frontman for The Pogues, has died at age 65 following years of ill health, the Irish Times reports. Born in England to Irish parents in 1957,...

As Leaders Praise Kissinger, Others Denounce 'War Criminal'

China calls him an 'old friend'

(Newser) - In death as in life, Henry Kissinger is a polarizing figure. After the former secretary of state died Wednesday at 100 , world leaders and others, including Richard Nixon's daughters, issued statements praising his accomplishments, the AP reports. But he was strongly condemned on social media and in outlets including...

A 'Familiar Maternal Face on TV' Dead at 93

Frances Sternhagen acted on Broadway, as well as the big and small screens

(Newser) - Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as Cheers, ER, Sex and the City, and The Closer, has died, the AP reports. She was 93. Sternhagen died peacefully of natural causes...

Henry Kissinger Dies at 100
Henry Kissinger
Dies at 100
OBITUARY
Nov 29, 2023 8:16 PM CST

Henry Kissinger Dies at 100

Former secretary of state was a dominant diplomat under presidents Nixon, Ford

(Newser) - This story has been updated with more details. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100,...

Evan Ellingson&#39;s Roles Included My Sister&#39;s Keeper
Cause of Death Released
for Former Child Star
UPDATED
Nov 29, 2023 1:00 AM CST

Cause of Death Released for Former Child Star

Evan Ellingson, 35, died of accidental fentanyl overdose

(Newser) - The former child star found dead at age 35 earlier this month died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner performed an autopsy on Evan Ellingson the day after his death, Deadline reports. Ellingson's father previously told TMZ his son died at a sober living home.

Warren Buffett&#39;s Right-Hand Man Dies
Warren Buffett's
Longtime Sidekick Dies
OBITUARY
Nov 28, 2023 5:42 PM CST

Warren Buffett's Longtime Sidekick Dies

Charlie Munger was a month away from turning 100

(Newser) - Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger's family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a month before his 100th...

She Had a Day Job as a Baker. Then Came 'Mr. Big Stuff'

Jean Knight, singer behind 1971 smash hit, is dead at 80

(Newser) - The name Jean Knight might not qualify as being of the household variety, but you've surely heard her big song somewhere: "Mr. Big Stuff." Knight—whose defiant 1971 hit about a womanizer "remains a gloriously spiky gem of the early 70s soul and funk scene,"...

Marty Krofft Had TV Hits With H.R. Pufnstuf and the Osmonds
Behind Pufnstuf: Marty Krofft
obituary
Nov 26, 2023 2:35 PM CST

Behind Pufnstuf: Marty Krofft

Brothers produced programs for children and adults after starting out as puppeteers

(Newser) - Marty Krofft, a TV producer known for imaginative children's shows such as H.R. Pufnstuf and primetime hits including "Donny & Marie" in the 1970s, has died in Los Angeles, his publicist said. Krofft was 86 and died Saturday of kidney failure, the AP reports. Krofft and his...

As They Got to the Seafloor, He 'Knew We Were Making History'

Explorer, retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, part of first crew to reach deepest part of ocean, is dead at 92

(Newser) - Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the deepest part of the ocean—to the "snuff-colored ooze" at the bottom of the Pacific's Mariana Trench—has died. He was 92. Walsh died Nov....

Jimmy Carter Releases Statement on Rosalynn Carter's Death

Tributes to beloved former first lady pour in

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter has released a statement following the death Sunday of his wife of more than 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. "Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished," the former president said in a statement from the Carter Center, USA Today reports. "She gave me...

Rosalynn Carter, 96, Broadened Role of First Lady
Rosalynn Carter, 96,
Expanded Role of First Lady
obituary
Nov 19, 2023 3:09 PM CST

Rosalynn Carter, 96, Expanded Role of First Lady

Wife of former President Jimmy Carter advocated for mental health issues, attended Cabinet meetings

(Newser) - Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady who was a full partner to her husband in life and politics—sitting in on his Cabinet meetings—died Sunday. She died peacefully at home in Plains, Georgia, where she had entered hospice care with former President Jimmy Carter, the Carter Center announced. She...

Booker Prize-Winning Author AS Byatt Dies
Booker Prize-Winning
Author AS Byatt Dies
OBITUARY
Nov 17, 2023 12:09 PM CST

Booker Prize-Winning Author AS Byatt Dies

UK writer, 87, wrote 'Possession,' which was made into a movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow

(Newser) - Author AS Byatt, whose books include the Booker Prize-winning novel Possession, has died at the age of 87. Byatt's publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author died "peacefully at home surrounded by close family." Byatt wrote two dozen books, starting with her first novel, The ...

Hollywood Mourns Loss of 'One of Its Brightest Rising Stars'

Kevin Turen, 44, who produced HBO's 'Euphoria' and 'The Idol,' died suddenly over the weekend

(Newser) - A producer of two major HBO series has died. Deadline reports on the sudden death over the weekend of 44-year-old Kevin Turen, who produced the Zendaya-led show Euphoria, as well as The Idol and director Ti West's X trilogy. No cause of death has been given. "Kevin was...

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