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Fawcett's Treatment Has Ended; Golden Locks Gone

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s treatment for anal cancer “has pretty much ended,” partner Ryan O’Neal tells People. The 62-year-old actress spends nearly all of her time in bed now, with doctors trying to make her as comfortable as possible. “I just don't know how to play this...

Rains Hinder Aid in Flooded Brazil

32 dead, 200k homeless as rescue teams mobilize

(Newser) - Brazilian soldiers and civil defense authorities are using boats, trucks and helicopters to tote food and water to scores of areas isolated by floods that have killed at least 32 people and left nearly 200,000 homeless. Rain continues to fall and meteorologists predict the bad weather could last for...

Actor Dom DeLuise Dead at 75
 Actor Dom 
 DeLuise 
 Dead at 75 
OBITUARY
May 5, 2009 12:10 PM CDT

Actor Dom DeLuise Dead at 75

Appeared in Cannonball Run , Space Balls

(Newser) - Actor Dom DeLuise died in his sleep last night at a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ reports. He was 75. The Golden-Globe nominated actor was known for appearances in Mel Brooks films and often worked with Burt Reynolds. He starred in Cannonball Run and Blazing Saddles and voiced Pizza the Hutt...

UCLA Fined for Fatal Lab Explosion
UCLA Fined
for Fatal Lab
Explosion
May 5, 2009 5:05 AM CDT

UCLA Fined for Fatal Lab Explosion

Untrained young aide also lacked protective gear, OSHA finds

(Newser) - UCLA has been fined $31,000 for serious safety violations linked to a fire that killed a lab assistant early this year, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sheri Sangji, 23, had not been properly trained and was not wearing protective clothing when an experiment exploded, seriously burning more than 43%...

Idol Star David Cook's Brother Dies

(Newser) - American Idol winner David Cook lost his brother Adam to cancer yesterday, People reports. Cook announced Adam’s death today at a Race for Hope benefit run for brain cancer research in Washington, DC. "I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn't imagine being...

Neeson's Return to Film 'Extraordinary': Director

Grieving actor showed generosity, professionalism

(Newser) - Director Atom Egoyan praised the “extraordinary” Liam Neeson for returning to work on his film Chloe so soon after the March 18 death of wife Natasha Richardson, the AP reports. “He was very committed to the film and finishing his role,” Egoyan said. “It was just...

Cops Seek Help With Grisly Murder Case

Australian police seek leads in grisly murder

(Newser) - Australian police, frustrated by the lack of leads in the 2008 murder of a Chinese immigrant, have released photos showing the 34-year-old’s grisly death, Reuters reports. Chen Liu was shot 34 times in the head and neck with a high-powered nail gun before his body was dumped in a...

Bad Vitamin Killed Polo Horses: Team Captain

Common drug was tainted, he claims

(Newser) - A tainted vitamin supplement killed the 21 horses that collapsed before a polo match in Florida last weekend, the captain of the Venezuelan team claims. He notes that five horses not given the drug are fine. The French drug, called Biodyl, is commonly administered in Europe but not approved for...

Fla. Launches Criminal Probe In Polo Horse Deaths

(Newser) - Florida has opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of 21 polo horses over the weekend in Palm Beach, USA Today reports, aiming to find out if negligence or foul play might have been behind the incident. “We would be looking at any and all possible leads,” said...

Steroids Didn't Kill 21 Polo Horses: Vet

21 animals lost in mystery affliction

(Newser) - The death of 21 horses in Florida for the US Open Polo Championship yesterday remains a mystery, but a veterinarian for the Venezuelan team that owned the horses said it was unlikely they were killed by a bad reaction to steroids, the Palm Beach Post reports. "Almost certainly they...

'Drunk, Cell-Chatting' Driver Charged in Texas Kid Deaths

Dad faces trial for 'intoxication manslaughter'

(Newser) - A Houston driver was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter yesterday after his car careened into a flooded ditch, killing three of his kids and two others. The 32-year-old dad was arrested after failing an on-the-spot sobriety test, said police. The body of a 4-year-old girl is still missing,...

'Cult' Writer JG Ballard Dead at 78

(Newser) - British author JG Ballard died this morning "with great sadness" after many years of poor health, his agent said today. The 78-year-old novelist and short story writer was most famous for his semi-autobiographical book Empire of the Sun, later made into a film by Steven Spielberg, and his controversial...

Porn's Marilyn Chambers, 56, Found Dead

Cops: Foul play unlikely in death of ex-soap model turned adult star

(Newser) - Former soap model and porn star Marilyn Chambers was found dead in her California home last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police are still determining how she died, but don’t suspect foul play. Chambers, whose real name is Mary Ann Taylor, became a cultural sensation when she dumped...

Phillies Announcer Kalas Dead at 73
 Phillies Announcer 
 Kalas Dead at 73 
OBITUARY
Apr 13, 2009 2:10 PM CDT

Phillies Announcer Kalas Dead at 73

(Newser) - Harry Kalas, who announced Philadelphia Phillies games since 1971, died today, the Inquirer reports. Kalas, 73, was found unconscious at Nationals Stadium in Washington and rushed to a hospital, where he died. Kalas, a Hall of Famer, underwent unspecified surgery earlier this year. “We lost Harry today,” the...

ALS Patient Chronicled Her Struggle, Chose Her Death

'I choose not only how I will live, but if I will live'

(Newser) - When writer Catherine Royce became an ALS patient, she shared with NPR her passionate belief that she should be able to meet her decline and eventual death on her own terms. "Every day, I choose not only how I will live, but if I will live," she said...

Artist Reenacts Goody's Death
 Artist Reenacts Goody's Death 
Apr 13, 2009 10:30 AM CDT

Artist Reenacts Goody's Death

Tickets to the show will run you $37

(Newser) - Seems there is no end of ways to make money off Jade Goody’s death. An artist is staging a reenactment of the British reality star’s final hours, the Mirror reports, and tickets are $37. “This is my tribute to Jade,” said Mark McGowan in a statement....

3 Dead in Ark. Tornado
 3 Dead in Ark. Tornado 
Apr 10, 2009 1:49 PM CDT

3 Dead in Ark. Tornado

(Newser) - A tornado that swept through the mountain community of Mena, Ark., killed three people and injured at least 30 others, authorities said today after a house-to-house search. The twister descended quickly on Mena shortly after 8 last night after a series of siren blasts warned residents of tornadoes in the...

Dungeons &amp; Dragons Co - Creator Dead at 61
 Dungeons & Dragons 
 Co-Creator Dead at 61 
obituary
Apr 10, 2009 1:20 PM CDT

Dungeons & Dragons Co-Creator Dead at 61

(Newser) - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. His D&D collaborator, Gary Gygax, died in March 2008. Though the two engaged in much legal wrangling over their property, they resolved their dispute in the 1980s. Arneson, who enjoyed a second career as an...

Accused Nazi Guard 1 Step From Deportation

Demjanjuk has one more appeal between him an a German trial

(Newser) - A federal court today denied John Demjanjuk’s appeal to be granted a stay of deportation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The alleged former Nazi concentration camp guard has one more appeal to file. If that fails, the 89-year-old will be sent to Germany to stand trial for being an...

Scientology Helps Travoltas Deal With Loss of Son: Pals

(Newser) - John Travolta and Kelly Preston have kept a low profile since losing their son Jett to a seizure in January, but friends tells People the family isn’t closing itself off. “They aren’t secluding themselves or paralyzed,” says one who’s seen them recently. “Nothing awkward...

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