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Crusader for Environment, Against Vietnam War Left GOP

Pete McCloskey co-created Earth Day, Endangered Species Act

(Newser) - Pete McCloskey—a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day—has died. He was 96. A fourth-generation Republican who said he was "in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt," McCloskey represented the 12th Congressional District for 15 years, running for president against...

He Engineered Hundreds of Alternative Rock Albums

Legendary audio engineer Steve Albini dead at 61

(Newser) - The alternative rock scene has lost one of its most influential figures: Steve Albini, who engineered albums like Nirvana's In Utero, the Pixies' Surfer Rosa, PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, and hundreds more. The 61-year-old died Tuesday from a heart attack, staff at his Chicago recording studio, Electrical...

'The Greatest Stuntwoman Who Ever Lived' Dies at 83

Jeannie Epper was behind the feats of the iconic 'Wonder Woman' show, and many more

(Newser) - Jeannie Epper, a groundbreaking performer who did stunts for many of the most important women of film and television action of the 1970s and '80s, including star Lynda Carter on TV's Wonder Woman, has died. She was 83. Epper died of natural causes Sunday at her home in...

He Went Down With Ship in Titanic, Roused Troops in LOTR

Actor Bernard Hill is dead at 79

(Newser) - Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and went down with the ship as the captain in Titanic, has died. Hill, 79, passed away Sunday morning, agent Lou Coulson said, according to...

Renowned Painter, Sculptor Frank Stella Is Dead
Renowned Painter, Sculptor
Frank Stella Is Dead
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May 5, 2024 5:31 AM CDT

Renowned Painter, Sculptor Frank Stella Is Dead

He blurred the lines between the two forms

(Newser) - Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan at age 87. Gallery owner Jeffrey Deitch confirmed his death to the AP . Stella's wife, Harriet McGurk, told the New ...

We've Lost the Man Whose Twang Was Instantly Recognizable

Duane Eddy was 86

(Newser) - Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" helped put the twang in early rock 'n' roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen, and countless other musicians, has died at age 86. Eddy died of cancer...

The 'Most Meta of American Meta-Fictional Writers' Has Died

Paul Auster of the 'New York Trilogy' was 77

(Newser) - Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning author of more than 30 books—among them his "New York Trilogy"—has died at age 77. His Tuesday death was attributed to complications from lung cancer, friend Jacki Lyden tells the Guardian . A longtime fixture in the Brooklyn literary scene, he never...

OJ Simpson Is Dead at 76
Cause of Death for
OJ Simpson Revealed
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Apr 27, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Cause of Death for OJ Simpson Revealed

He died of prostate cancer at the age of 76, per his longtime attorney

(Newser) - Turns out the rumors were true: OJ Simpson had prostate cancer, and that's what he died of earlier this month at the age of 76. TMZ Sports says it got the confirmation from Simpson's longtime attorney and executor of his estate, Malcolm LaVergne, who said he received a...

Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Dies
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Dies
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Apr 24, 2024 2:18 PM CDT

Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Dies

65-year-old NJ Democrat had a heart attack earlier this month

(Newser) - Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. has become the first House member to die in office during the 118th Congress. The 65-year-old, who had represented New Jersey's 10th District since 2012, had been hospitalized since early this month after what his office said was a "cardiac episode based on...

One of the Longest-Held US Hostages Dies at 76

Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Lebanon and held for almost 7 years

(Newser) - Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting AP correspondent who became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76, the AP reports. Anderson, who chronicled his abduction and torturous imprisonment by Islamic militants...

Roman Gabriel Still Leads Rams in TD Passes
Roman Gabriel
Still Leads Rams
in TD Passes
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Apr 20, 2024 5:05 PM CDT

Roman Gabriel Still Leads Rams in TD Passes

Star quarterback was the league's MVP and made four Pro Bowls

(Newser) - Roman Gabriel, a star quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, died Saturday. He was 83 and died at home of natural causes, his son announced in a post on X . The team issued a statement mourning the...

Ramblin' Man Writer Dickey Betts Is Dead
Ramblin' Man Writer
Dickey Betts Is Dead
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Apr 18, 2024 12:11 PM CDT

Ramblin' Man Writer Dickey Betts Is Dead

The 80-year-old was a co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band

(Newser) - Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died at the age of 80, per the AP . The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, said David Spero, Betts' manager of 20...

'Role Model' College Star Dies Week Before NFL Draft

UAlbany lineman AJ Simon had hopes of making it to the big leagues

(Newser) - In December, Amitral "AJ" Simon Jr. excitedly announced his "momentous decision" to enter the 2024 NFL draft. Now, just a week away from that event in Detroit, the former University at Albany defensive lineman has died at the age of 25, reports People . UAlbany's football team tweeted...

Oldest Conjoined Twins Die at 62
Conjoined Twins Had
Separate Careers
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Apr 16, 2024 4:56 PM CDT

Conjoined Twins Had Separate Careers

Lori and George Schappell dead at 62

(Newser) - Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests, and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, died this month in Pennsylvania, according to funeral home officials. They were 62. The twins, listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest living conjoined twins, died April 7 at the...

Baseball Great Whitey Herzog Dead at 92
Hall of Famer
Whitey Herzog Dead at 92
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Apr 16, 2024 1:40 PM CDT

Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog Dead at 92

Cardinals manager was known for tight games under 'Whiteyball' strategy

(Newser) - Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected a nail-biting strategy known as "Whiteyball," has died at 92. Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow said Tuesday the team had...

Roberto Cavalli Dead at 83
Iconic
Fashion Designer
Dead at 83
Apr 13, 2024 5:00 AM CDT

Iconic Fashion Designer Dead at 83

Roberto Cavalli was known for animal prints, other inspiration from natural world

(Newser) - Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for a flamboyant, glamorous style and textile innovations, has died at age 83, his company announced Friday, per the AP . "Dear Roberto, you may not be physically here with us anymore but I know I will feel your spirit with me always,"...

PBS' MacNeil May Have Run Into Oswald After Shooting

Longtime anchor has died at 93

(Newser) - A familiar face—and voice—from the world of news broadcasting is gone. Robert MacNeil, who partnered with Jim Lehrer for years on PBS, has died at age 93 in Manhattan, reports the Washington Post . No cause of death was specified by his family. MacNeil and Lehrer first paired up...

Goldman's Father: OJ's Death 'No Great Loss to the World'

A look at coverage of Simpson's death at 76

(Newser) - The death of OJ Simpson from cancer at age 76 has led to a flood of coverage about his life and his infamous fall from stature. A sampling:
  • The verdict: The New York Times is re-running a digitized version of its story about Simpson's murder acquittal from Oct. 4,
...

It Took 48 Years, but Higgs Lived to See Boson Found

Nobel Prize-winning physicist dies at 94

(Newser) - Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called "god particle" that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday. The university, where Higgs was emeritus professor, said he died Monday "peacefully at...

Counterculture Icon John Sinclair Dies
Counterculture Icon
John Sinclair Dies
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Apr 2, 2024 6:57 PM CDT

Counterculture Icon John Sinclair Dies

His pot bust inspired John Lennon song

(Newser) - John Sinclair, a poet, music producer, and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82. Sinclair died Tuesday morning at Detroit Receiving Hospital of congestive heart failure...

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