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A Hall of Fame Quarterback Is Dead at 91
A Hall of Fame Quarterback
Is Dead at 91
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Feb 6, 2026 11:08 AM CST

A Hall of Fame Quarterback Is Dead at 91

Sonny Jurgensen played for Washington

(Newser) - Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit, and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, has died at age 91, per the AP . While a cause was not disclosed, a Washington Commanders spokesperson confirmed Friday the team learned...

Mickey Lolich Became World Series Hero With 3 Wins

After a summer in Denny McLain's shadow, 'My day had finally come,' pitcher said

(Newser) - Mickey Lolich, the left-handed workhorse who won three complete games to carry the Detroit Tigers to the 1968 World Series title, died Wednesday. He was 85 and died in an assisted living facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan, said his wife, Joyce. Lolich spent 16 seasons in the majors, primarily with...

Voice Behind 'Joy to the World' Is Dead at 83
Voice Behind
'Joy to the World'
Is Dead at 83
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Feb 3, 2026 3:00 AM CST

Voice Behind 'Joy to the World' Is Dead at 83

Chuck Negron was a founding member of Three Dog Night

(Newser) - Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits including "Joy to the World," "One," and "An Old Fashioned Love Song" for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s, died...

Sanford and Son Actor Who Turned to Ministry Dead at 79

Saying acting was not fulfilling, Demond Wilson took a different path

(Newser) - Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on Sanford and Son and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79. Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to the Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday. "A devoted father,...

Catherine O'Hara Is Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara
Is Dead at 71
Jan 30, 2026 1:04 PM CST

Catherine O'Hara Is Dead at 71

SCTV alum was known for her roles in Schitt's Creek, Home Alone , Beetlejuice , Christopher Guest films

(Newser) - The Emmy-winning Schitt's Creek star Catherine O'Hara has died, reports the AP . She was 71. Per a statement from her CAA agency, the Canadian native died at her Los Angeles home after a "brief illness." O'Hara was also known for her roles in the Home ...

'Ms. Shirley,' a 'First Responder' for the Homeless, Dies at 58

Advocate Shirley Raines, who founded Beauty 2 the Streetz, used social media to spread the word

(Newser) - Shirley Raines, who turned makeup kits, hot meals, and a smartphone into a national platform for people living on the streets of Los Angeles, has died at 58. The Clark County Coroner's Office in Nevada confirmed her Tuesday death; the cause hasn't yet been released, per the Washington ...

William Foege's Strategy Helped Defeat Smallpox
William Foege's Strategy
Helped Defeat Smallpox
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Jan 25, 2026 11:31 AM CST

William Foege's Strategy Helped Defeat Smallpox

Former CDC director also expanded global childhood vaccination efforts

(Newser) - William Foege, the physician whose vaccination strategy became central to eliminating smallpox worldwide—one of history's greatest public health victories—died Saturday. Foege, 89, died at his home in Atlanta at 89, his family said; a colleague said the cause was congestive heart failure. A former missionary doctor and...

Thank Him for Bringing Elie Wiesel's Night to America

The literary agent Georges Borchardt has died at 97

(Newser) - Literary tastes in the US might look very different if not for Georges Borchardt. The New York Times reports the influential literary agent, who died Sunday at 97, was the person who found a US publisher for Elie Wiesel's Holocaust memoir Night—a process that involved 14 rejections from...

Fashion Giant Valentino Is Dead
Fashion
Giant
Valentino
Is Dead
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Jan 19, 2026 12:09 PM CST

Fashion Giant Valentino Is Dead

Legendary Italian designer was 93

(Newser) - A legend in the world of fashion is gone: Italian designer Valentino Garavani has died in Rome at age 93. The New York Times describes him as "the last of the great 20th-century couturiers and a designer who defined the image of royalty in a republican age for all...

His Work for Disney 'Will Live on for Generations'

Roger Allers, director of The Lion King , dies at 76

(Newser) - Roger Allers, the animation veteran who steered Disney's The Lion King to blockbuster status, has died at 76. A spokesperson for Disney Animation said Allers died suddenly Saturday at his Santa Monica home after a brief illness, per the Hollywood Reporter . Born in 1949 in Rye, New York, he...

Grammy-Nominated Musician John Forte Found Dead at 50
Grammy-Nominated Musician
John Forte Is Dead at 50
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Jan 14, 2026 10:18 AM CST

Grammy-Nominated Musician John Forte Is Dead at 50

Police say there were no signs of foul play

(Newser) - John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars among others, has died at age 50. He was found dead Monday afternoon in his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts, according to police. Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin said in a statement that there...

Cause of Death for Jackson Browne's Son Revealed

Ethan Browne died from effects of drug trio, including fentanyl and meth: LA medical examiner

(Newser) - A cause of death has been revealed for Ethan Browne, the 52-year-old son of singer-songwriter Jackson Browne who died in November. According to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner cited by People , the younger Browne died from the effects of fentanyl, meth, and lidocaine, an anesthetic and...

She Helped Launch the Civil Rights Movement at Age 15

Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

(Newser) - Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died of...

Trump: Scott Adams Was the 'Great Influencer'

Dilbert creator died of cancer Tuesday

(Newser) - Scott Adams spent years lampooning middle managers; in the end, a president was among those paying tribute. Adams, the Dilbert creator whose cubicle humor made him a workplace icon before his political commentary got him dropped by hundreds of newspapers, died Tuesday at age 68. His ex-wife, Shelly Miles Adams,...

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Is Dead at 78
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir
Is Dead at 78
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Jan 11, 2026 12:01 AM CST

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Is Dead at 78

He was a founding member of the band in 1965

(Newser) - Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died at age 78. Weir's death was announced Saturday...

Ronald Reagan's Eldest Son Dies
Michael Reagan
Dead at 80
OBITUARY
Jan 6, 2026 5:51 PM CST

Michael Reagan Dead at 80

Conservative commenator was Ronald Reagan's eldest son

(Newser) - Conservative commentator Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, has died. KTLA reports that the 80-year-old died of cancer in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on X Tuesday, calling him "a steadfast guardian of his...

His Bleak Films Influenced Van Sant, Jarmusch
One of His
Films Clocks In
at More Than
7 Hours
OBITUARY
Jan 6, 2026 10:51 AM CST

One of His Films Clocks In at More Than 7 Hours

Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr, who directed dystopian, often darkly comic movies, dies at 70

(Newser) - The celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr, director of such works as Satantango and The Turin Horse and the recipient of numerous awards for his long and often darkly comic films, has died at 70, reports the AP . In a statement Tuesday, the Hungarian Filmmakers' Association confirmed Tarr's death, writing...

Diane Crump, Pioneering Female Jockey, Won 228 Races

She was first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby

(Newser) - Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump, who was diagnosed in October with an aggressive form of brain cancer, died Thursday in...

Pop Artists Covered Gospel Hits by Richard Smallwood
Richard Smallwood's Songs
Crossed Boundaries
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Dec 31, 2025 4:55 PM CST

Richard Smallwood's Songs Crossed Boundaries

Gospel artist's music 'didn't just inspire me, it transformed me,' Chaka Khan says

(Newser) - Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland, the AP reports. Smallwood "opened up my whole world of gospel music,...

A Look Back at the Big Names We Lost in 2025

Pope Francis, Charlie Kirk, Ozzy are just some of the notables whose deaths made headlines

(Newser) - The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 brought change to the Catholic Church, which is now led for the first time by an American pope. And when trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide at 41, it brought additional scrutiny to the investigations of sex offender Jeffrey...

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