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'Gifted' NYT Political Journalist Dies Suddenly at 44

Police investigating Blake Hounshell's death as a suicide

(Newser) - Journalist Blake Hounshell, who became editor of the New York Times' "On Politics" newsletter after roles as editor-in-chief at Politico Magazine and managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, died Tuesday at the age of 44. His family said he died in Washington "after a long and courageous battle...

Constantine, Last King of Greece, Dies
Constantine, Last
King of Greece, Dies
OBITUARY
Jan 10, 2023 6:24 PM CST

Constantine, Last King of Greece, Dies

Country abolished monarchy in 1973

(Newser) - Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country's volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died. He was 82. Doctors at the private Hygeia Hospital in Athens confirmed to the AP...

One Half of Pro-Trump Duo 'Diamond and Silk' Has Died

Lynnette Hardaway, aka Diamond, was 51

(Newser) - A familiar name within the pro-Trump camp has died: Lynette Hardaway—aka "Diamond" of Diamond and Silk—died Monday at age 51, reports NBC News . No cause of death was provided, and NBC notes that the duo's Twitter account posted a plea for prayers for Hardaway in November,...

In His Books' Pages, the Working Class Came Alive

'Cloudsplitter,' 'Affliction' author Russell Banks is dead at 82

(Newser) - Russell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter in the wintry, rural communities of his native Northeast and imagined the dreams and downfalls of everyone from modern blue-collar workers to the radical abolitionist John Brown in Cloudsplitter, has died. He was 82....

Dave &amp; Buster&#39;s Co-Founder Dead in Apparent Suicide
Dave & Buster's
Co-Founder Dies
on His Birthday
obituary
Jan 4, 2023 9:03 AM CST

Dave & Buster's Co-Founder Dies on His Birthday

James 'Buster' Corley was 72, died of suspected suicide after suffering a stroke 4 months ago

(Newser) - Dave & Buster's the company lives on, but the men behind it have both now passed. Co-founder James "Buster" Corley died Monday on his 72nd birthday at his Texas home, reports the Dallas Morning News . His family confirmed that he died of what Dallas police described as an...

Last Surviving Apollo 7 Astronaut Dies
'The World Has Lost
Another True Hero'
OBITUARY
Jan 3, 2023 8:01 PM CST

'The World Has Lost Another True Hero'

Walter Cunningham, last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut, dies at 90

(Newser) - Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA's Apollo program, died Tuesday in Houston. He was 90. His family said through a spokesman that Cunningham "died in the hospital of natural causes," the AP reports. Cunningham was one of three...

Earth, Wind &amp; Fire Drummer Dies at 67
Earth, Wind & Fire
Drummer Dies at 67
OBITUARY
Jan 3, 2023 8:39 AM CST

Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer Dies at 67

Fred White backed up his brothers in the ensemble group

(Newser) - Drummer Fred White, who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White in the Grammy-winning ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, has died. He was 67. Verdine White, a vocalist, percussionist, and bass player for the band, posted Sunday on his Instagram account that his younger brother Frederick Eugene "Freddie"...

Star Stunt-Driver Dies in Snowmobile Crash

Rally champ Ken Block killed at the age of 55 in Wasatch County, Utah

(Newser) - Ken Block, a motor sports champ and sportswear company co-founder who became an internet sensation for his nail-biting stunts , has died in a snowmobiling accident in Utah, per his Hoonigan Racing team. He was 55. The Wasatch County Sheriff's Office says Block was riding on a steep slope around...

Modest Mouse Drummer 'Laid Down to Rest,' Then 'Faded Out'

Pacific Northwest rock band had just announced Jeremiah Green's cancer diagnosis days ago

(Newser) - Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he'd been diagnosed with cancer. He was 45. Green was barely in his teens when he joined the newly formed Modest Mouse, which featured singer-guitarist Isaac Brock and bassist Eric...

Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Has Died
One of 4 Famed Singing
Sisters Is Dead at 74
obituary
Jan 2, 2023 1:00 AM CST

One of 4 Famed Singing Sisters Is Dead at 74

Anita Pointer sang with the Pointer Sisters

(Newser) - Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as the Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced. The Grammy winner passed away while she was with family members, publicist Roger Neal said in a statement. A cause of death...

Benedict, First Pope to Resign in 600 Years, Dead at 95

Pope Francis will celebrate his funeral

(Newser) - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday at age 95. (He had been in failing health .) Pope Francis will celebrate...

Barbara Walters Dead at 93
Barbara Walters
Dead at 93
obituary
Dec 30, 2022 9:06 PM CST

Barbara Walters Dead at 93

In the 1970s, she became the first female network news anchor

(Newser) - Barbara Walters, a pioneer as TV news’ first woman superstar, has died at age 93, according to ABC News . No cause of death was immediately announced. Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, with an unprecedented $1 million annual salary, per the AP . During more...

She &#39;Gave the Punk Movement a Look&#39;
She 'Gave the Punk
Movement a Look'
OBITUARY
Dec 30, 2022 3:12 AM CST

She 'Gave the Punk Movement a Look'

Fashion maverick Vivienne Westwood dies at 81

(Newser) - Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood's eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause of death was not disclosed. "Vivienne continued to do the things she...

One of the Greatest Soccer Players Ever Is Dead
One of the Greatest Soccer
Players Ever Is Dead
obituary
Dec 29, 2022 1:23 PM CST

One of the Greatest Soccer Players Ever Is Dead

Pele dies at 82 in Brazil

(Newser) - He wasn't just a giant in the world of soccer. He was, as the AP puts it, "one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century." Pele, the Brazilian legend, died Thursday at age 82. He had been hospitalized in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for the...

Bob Marley&#39;s Grandson, Reggae Artist Jo Mersa Marley, Dead at 31
Bob Marley's
Grandson
Dead at 31
Dec 28, 2022 1:35 AM CST

Bob Marley's Grandson Dead at 31

Jo Mersa Marley was a reggae artist in his own right

(Newser) - The grandson of Bob Marley, reggae artist Joseph "Jo" Mersa Marley, died Tuesday at age 31. Sources tell TMZ that "asthma-related conditions" caused his death, though the specifics are not yet clear. According to Jamaican journalist Abka Fitz-Henley , who first reported Marley's death, as well as WZPP...

ABC News Staff Shocked at Death of Executive Producer, 37
His Passion
'Shined Every
Sunday Morning'
on ABC
OBITUARY
Dec 26, 2022 10:20 AM CST

His Passion 'Shined Every Sunday Morning' on ABC

Dax Tejera, EP for 'This Week With George Stephanopoulos,' dies suddenly of heart attack at 37

(Newser) - The ABC News team is mourning an executive producer of one of its most well-known programs after his shockingly sudden death earlier this week. In a Saturday memo sent to staffers, ABC News President Kim Godwin relayed that 37-year-old Dax Tejera, EP on This Week With George Stephanopoulos, "died...

For 88-Time Champion, &#39;Winning Never Got Old&#39;
For 88-Time Champion,
'Winning Never Got Old'
obituary
Dec 25, 2022 8:11 PM CST

For 88-Time Champion, 'Winning Never Got Old'

Kathy Whitworth captured more titles than anyone

(Newser) - Kathy Whitworth set a benchmark in golf no one has ever touched—not Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, Mickey Wright, or Annika Sorenstam. She won 88 times on the LPGA tour, the most by any player on a single professional tour. Whitworth, whose LPGA victories spanned nearly a quarter-century and who...

Maxi Jazz, Faithless Frontman, Dead at 65
Faithless
Frontman
Dead at 65
OBITUARY
Dec 25, 2022 5:41 AM CST

Faithless Frontman Dead at 65

Maxi Jazz led British band noted for hits 'Insomnia,' and 'We Come 1'

(Newser) - Maxi Jazz, a DJ and singer who fronted the eclectic British dance band Faithless known for such hits as “Insomnia” and “We Come 1,” has died. He was 65, reports the AP . Faithless announced his death on social media Saturday, saying he “died peacefully in his...

Marion Smith Explored an Unmatched 8K Caves
No One Entered More Caves
Than Marion Smith
obituary
Dec 24, 2022 9:30 AM CST

No One Entered More Caves Than Marion Smith

Tennessee man who 'wanted to create an adventure' daily dies at 80

(Newser) - "If caving were a professional sport," a Sports Illustrated profile said in 2003, Marion Smith "would possess the lifetime stats of a Wilt Chamberlain or Ted Williams." Smith—who is thought to have gone into more caves than any other human being ever, per the New ...

Diner Asked for Some Sauce, and a Signature Dish Was Born

Scotland's Ali Ahmed Aslam, credited with creating chicken tikka masala, dies at 77

(Newser) - The restaurateur widely credited with creating the dish chicken tikka masala has died at age 77 in Glasgow, Scotland. Ali Ahmed Aslam, a native of Pakistan who immigrated to Glasgow as a teen, is generally considered the inventor of the dish described by CNN as "chunks of spiced chicken...

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