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She Made 'Kiss My Grits!' a Household Retort
She Made
'Kiss My Grits!'
a Household Retort
OBITUARY
Sep 11, 2025 9:16 AM CDT

She Made 'Kiss My Grits!' a Household Retort

Polly Holliday, who played Flo on sitcom Alice , has died at 88

(Newser) - Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom Alice, has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical...

He Led the Mets to Their Stunning '86 World Series Win

MLB manager Davey Johnson, who also won 2 World Series with the Orioles, has died at age 82

(Newser) - Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was 82. Longtime Mets public relations representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson's wife, Susan, informed him of...

Woman Who Helped Family of Lee Harvey Oswald Dies

Ruth Paine, who befriended assassin's wife and housed her and her kids in Texas, has died at age 92

(Newser) - Ruth Paine, whose kindness to Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife would leave her inexorably linked to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 92. Paine died on Sunday in a senior living facility in Santa Rosa, California, daughter Tamarin Laurel-Paine said Thursday, per the...

Cops: College Student Hid Dead Infant After Giving Birth

Authorities say 21-year-old Laken Snelling tried to conceal evidence of baby, hid body in closet

(Newser) - A University of Kentucky cheerleader is facing felony charges after authorities discovered a deceased infant hidden in her home. Police in Lexington arrested Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, a member of the university's competitive cheer stunt squad, on Sunday, charging her with corpse abuse, evidence tampering, and concealing the...

Jet Ski Ride in the Bahamas Turns Deadly for US Tourist

Man dies in collision with boat off Paradise Island in the Bahamas

(Newser) - An American man's vacation to the Bahamas ended in tragedy on Sunday after his watercraft collided with a boat near Paradise Island, authorities said. Police responded around 11:30am local time and found the Jet Ski rider unresponsive with visible injuries, with medical staff later confirming he'd...

Before She Died in Gaza, Journo Took Some Final Photos

Photojournalist Mariam Dagga left behind pictures of hospital where she was killed in Israeli strike

(Newser) - The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later. Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for the AP , was among 22 people, including five reporters, killed on Monday when Israeli...

Parents Sue ChatGPT After Teen Son's Death

They say the OpenAI tool coached Adam Raine on how to take his own life

(Newser) - The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who took his own life are blaming ChatGPT for his death, saying the bot coached him on how to do it. Both NBC News and the New York Times report that it's the first such suit filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI. (Last...

Wife of Man Who Died After Wrongful Arrest: 'I Will Never Forgive'

Top Japanese officials from police, prosecutor's office apologize to Shizuo Aishima's family at grave

(Newser) - An unusual graveside visit went down this week in Japan, after a businessman there who was wrongfully arrested died after his illegal detention. CBS News notes that Shizuo Aishima, a former consultant for the Ohkawara Kakohki machinery company, was one of three execs unlawfully detained and indicted in March 2020...

Emily in Paris Assistant Director Dies During Filming

Diego Borella, 47, is believed to have suffered a heart attack

(Newser) - Filming for the Netflix series Emily in Paris is temporarily in limbo for the worst of reasons: an assistant director died on set, reports the Independent . Diego Borella, 47, collapsed during filming in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, during preparations for a scene at Hotel Danieli. Borella was pronounced dead...

Eco-Friendly Burial Option: Water Cremation

Maryland's first funeral home like this offers alkaline hydrolysis, though it's not the only one nationwide

(Newser) - In a quiet Baltimore funeral home, a new era in eco-friendly farewells is unfolding as Maryland embraces "water cremation"—a process that dissolves bodies in chemical baths rather than flames. The Washington Post reports that Maryland has joined a growing list of states offering the process, also...

Focus on the Family Founder James Dobson Dead at 89

Child psychologist who started a radio show was long a campaigner against abortion, gay rights

(Newser) - Dr. James Dobson , a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family, and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, died on Thursday. He was 89. His death was confirmed...

General Hospital 's 'Robert Scorpio' Is Dead
General Hospital
Has Lost Its Most
Famous Spy
OBITUARY
Aug 16, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

General Hospital Has Lost Its Most Famous Spy

Tristan Rogers, 'Robert Scorpio' on General Hospital, is dead at 79 after lung cancer battle

(Newser) - Tristan Rogers, the Emmy-winning actor who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC's General Hospital, died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera, reports the AP . He was 79. His longtime manager tells ABC7 that Rogers died after a battle with...

Chinese Climber Dies on K2 After Reaching Summit

Teams are now on foot after weather halts helicopter recovery efforts

(Newser) - A recovery team set out on Thursday to retrieve the body of Guan Jing, a Chinese climber who died just a day after summiting K2, the world's second-highest mountain. According to a local official, Guan was killed by falling rocks on Tuesday while descending the perilous slopes of...

Athlete Collapses at World Games, Dies

Italy's Mattia Debertolis was one of a dozen who failed to finish orienteering event

(Newser) - Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died four days after collapsing during the World Games in China. The 29-year-old was found unconscious Friday while competing in the men's middle-distance final, held in temperatures exceeding 86 degrees, per the BBC . Organizers reported that Debertolis received emergency care at a...

Texas Hunter Killed by His African Prey
Texas Hunter Killed
by His African Prey
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Aug 10, 2025 6:50 AM CDT

Texas Hunter Killed by His African Prey

Asher Watkins was tracking Cape buffalo, one of Africa's most dangerous animals, with guides

(Newser) - A Texas man's hunting trip in South Africa ended in his own death—by a Cape buffalo he was pursuing. Asher Watkins, 52, was killed by the 1.3-ton buffalo in Limpopo province on Sunday during an expedition organized by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris. The safari company said Watkins...

Churchill's Platypus Mystery Solved After 8 Decades

Australia's attempt to send a platypus to the UK wasn't felled by a German U-boat

(Newser) - In 1943, Australia tried to win Winston Churchill's favor with a unique wartime gift: a live platypus, named Winston, shipped for 45 days across oceans to London in a custom habitat with 50,000 worms to feed him. The "rare monotreme" was meant to boost diplomatic ties...

One Dead, 17 Hurt in Sturgis Bike Rally

One motorcyclist even led local cops on a chase in the South Dakota city

(Newser) - Opening weekend for South Dakota's 85th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was one marred by multiple accidents, leading to one death and at least 17 injuries, reports USA Today . A 58-year-old man on a 2019 Harley was the lone fatality, after he lost control while cruising on Saturday morning and...

Olympic Gold Medalist Dies in Climbing Accident

German athlete Laura Dahlmeier, 31, was caught in a rockfall on Pakistan's Laila Peak

(Newser) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan following a climbing accident , and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday. Dahlmeier, an Olympic gold medalist, was climbing Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range on Monday when she...

Cause of Death Found for Girl Who Died at Hersheypark

Child was found to have accidentally drowned, per Pennsylvania officials

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl who died at Hersheypark last week was determined to have accidentally drowned in fresh water, according to an autopsy. "The decedent did not have a medical event that caused the drowning," says Vincent Paese, deputy chief clerk for the Dauphin County Commissioners, per WGAL News...

Crew Member Takes Fatal Fall Off World's Largest Cruise Ship

Police in the Bahamas are calling incident on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas a suicide

(Newser) - A crew member aboard Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas died after falling overboard while the ship was off the coast of the Bahamas. Officials say the incident happened around 7pm local time on Thursday, reports WSVN . TMZ cites a Bahamian police official who says the man's...

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