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    October 30, 2018
    The Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, where former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez committed suicide is seen. Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
    Aaron Hernandez was smoking K2 before his suicide, fellow inmate told investigators
    A toxicology report done as part of Aaron Hernandez's autopsy following his April 2017 suicide in a Massachusetts prison "came back negative...
    sportsOctober 30, 2018 - 10:16am
    October 13, 2018
    A house damaged by Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, on Oct. 11, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Zack Wittman.
    Hurricane Michael aftermath: Death toll spikes to at least 15
    Hurricane Michael is no more. The violent storm that ripped through the Southeast, leaving a trail of death and destruction from Florida to Virginia,...
    news/weatherOctober 13, 2018 - 8:38am
    October 11, 2018
    Verne Troyer at the Chiller Theatre Expo at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. Saturday, October 28, 2017. Photo by Rob DiCaterino [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verne_Troyer_Chiller_Theatre_Expo_2017-10-28.jpg
    Death of Verne Troyer, Mini-Me of 'Austin Powers,' ruled a suicide by alcohol intoxication
    In April 2017, an unusually serious post appeared on actor Verne Troyer's social media accounts. It stood out in stark contrast to the countless...
    entertainmentOctober 11, 2018 - 9:07am
    October 3, 2018
    Kaaterskill Falls, in Hunter, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2018. The last four people who died at Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskills were taking or posing for pictures, according to a New York forest ranger. Now the state is taking steps to make the site safer. (Piotr Redlinski/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    More than 250 people worldwide have died taking selfies, study finds
    The next time you're standing at the edge of a scenic cliff or on top of a waterfall, take care when you have the urge to snap a quick selfie....
    lifestyleOctober 3, 2018 - 8:47pm
    Image of Peggy Sue record by Holly Buddy, Coral 1957 from Wikimedia Commons. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Coral_9-61885_-_PeggySue.JPGplay button
    'Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue', immortalized by Buddy Holly, dies at 78
    Peggy Sue Gerron was 17 years old, a senior at a Catholic girls school, when the world heard her name radiate through the airwaves over and over...
    entertainment/musicOctober 3, 2018 - 7:37am
    October 2, 2018
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    Grand Forks Air Force Base serviceman killed during car crash
    GRAND FORKS -- A 23-year-old Grand Forks Air Force Base serviceman was killed in a crash Monday night, Oct. 1, the North Dakota Highway Patrol...
    news/accidentsOctober 2, 2018 - 8:07am
    October 1, 2018
    Little additional information was released Monday about the Sunday morning death at Tamarack Hall, one of the dormitories on the BSU campus. Jordan Shearer | Forum News Service
    Campus mourns after death of teen who fell from Bemidji State dormitory
    BEMIDJI, Minn.—Little new information was released Monday following the death of an 18-year-old man who apparently fell from a high elevation...
    news/accidentsOctober 1, 2018 - 7:53pm
    August 28, 2018
    A home damaged during Hurricane Maria in Comerio, Puerto Rico. A new study estimates there was a spike in deaths in the months that followed the storm's landfall. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Erika P. Rodriguez
    Study: Hurricane Maria and its aftermath caused a spike in Puerto Rico deaths, with nearly 3,000 more than normal
    SAN JUAN, P.R. - Hurricane Maria's devastation in Puerto Rico led to a spike in mortality across the U.S. territory, with an estimated 2,975...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 28, 2018 - 2:51pm
    August 25, 2018
    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2017. McCain died after a year-long battle with brain cancer on Aug. 25, 2018. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
    Sen. John McCain, 2008 GOP presidential nominee, dies at 81
    SEDONA, Ariz. — U.S. Sen. John McCain, the son and grandson of four-star admirals, was bred for combat. He endured more than five years of...
    news/nationAugust 25, 2018 - 7:59pm
    July 9, 2018
    Disney World employee dies in accident near Pop Century Resort, authorities say
    A Walt Disney World employee was killed Monday, July 9, after an accident near one of the Disney-owned hotels surrounding the Florida theme park, authorities said. At 9:18 a.m. Monday, deputies responded to a call just outside the Pop Century Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, according...
    news/accidentsJuly 9, 2018 - 3:00pm
    June 21, 2018
    Koko, the beloved gorilla that learned to communicate using sign language, has died
    Koko, a beloved gorilla that learned to communicate with humans and then stole their hearts, has died. The Gorilla Foundation said the 46-year-old celebrity ape - a western lowland gorilla - died in her sleep this week at the organization's preserve in Northern California. The Gorilla...
    lifestyle/petsJune 21, 2018 - 12:43pm
    June 8, 2018
    File photo of Anthony Bourdain, in New York, his home when he was not on the road, Sept. 20, 2015. (Alex Welsh/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    'Brilliant, fearless spirit': Fans and friends mourn Anthony Bourdain, dead at 61
    Anthony Bourdain, the chef who became a world-traveling storyteller, has died at age 61, according to CNN.
    entertainment/televisionJune 8, 2018 - 1:34pm
    Tasman Maile. Photo from Salt Lake County Jail
    As his dad slept, a 2-year-old found his gun and fatally shot himself, Utah police say
    When police arrived at the West Valley City, Utah, home of Tasman Maile in late May, they found his 2-year-old son on the floor of his bedroom,...
    news/accidentsJune 8, 2018 - 10:28am
    June 5, 2018
    Mystery shrouds man whose body was found rolled in a rug in a hoarder's home
    Authorities in Australia have identified a victim whose mummified body was discovered rolled up in a rug inside a hoarder's home on Sydney's Lower North Shore. Police said Tuesday, June 5, that the body, which had been decomposing in the Greenwich home for years before it was found...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 5, 2018 - 7:19pm
    'This world is a better place without her': A Minnesota family's bitter final send-off to their mother
    The obituary is short and decidedly unsweet, a grand total of 105 words spread over five increasingly savage paragraphs. It starts with the birth...
    news/nationJune 5, 2018 - 1:20pm
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