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Skier Dies After Falling Into Pile of Fresh, Deep Snow

Toronto woman, 47, may have suffocated after immersion accident in Banff National Park

(Newser) - A ski trip in Alberta's Banff National Park turned fatal over the weekend for a 47-year-old woman from Toronto. Sunshine Village Ski Resort says the woman was skiing on Saturday afternoon on Banff Avenue, a beginner-rated green run on the lower mountain, when she plunged into a pocket of...

Beloved Star of The Wire Dies at 71
Actor Who Coined a
Catchphrase Dies at 71
obituary
Dec 31, 2025 1:00 AM CST

Actor Who Coined a Catchphrase Dies at 71

Isiah Whitlock Jr. known for The Wire , Spike Lee collaborations

(Newser) - The actor who turned a single drawn-out word into one of TV's most recognizable catchphrases has died; Isiah Whitlock Jr. was 71. His manager, Brian Liebman, tells Deadline Whitlock died peacefully in New York on Tuesday after a short illness.

Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35
Tatiana Schlossberg
Dies at 35
Dec 30, 2025 2:18 PM CST

Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35

Environmental journalist and JFK granddaughter was diagnosed with leukemia last year

(Newser) - Tatiana Schlossberg, a climate reporter who came from America's most famous political dynasty but made her own name in journalism, has died at 35, her family said Tuesday. "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts," relatives announced in a social media post...

Boy, 5, Dies on Family Trip Before Making It Up Slope

Hinata Goto died after his arm got caught in 'snow escalator' at Hokkaido's Asari ski resort

(Newser) - A family ski outing in northern Japan ended in tragedy after a 5-year-old boy became trapped in a moving walkway at a Hokkaido resort and died, prompting a safety investigation and criticism of the equipment's design. Local media identified the child as Hinata Goto of Sapporo. He was using...

Chappell Roan Isn't So Keen on Brigitte Bardot Anymore

After tribute, singer now says she rejects the late actor's far-right, anti-immigrant political stances

(Newser) - Chappell Roan's RIP to Brigitte Bardot didn't survive a second look. After news broke that the French film icon had died over the weekend at age 91, the singer briefly honored her on Instagram, calling Bardot her inspiration for the song "Red Wine Supernova." Lyrics for...

Diff'rent Strokes Actor Dies at 57
Her Role on
Diff'rent Strokes
Broke Barriers
obituary
Dec 29, 2025 5:01 AM CST

Her Role on Diff'rent Strokes Broke Barriers

Actor Melanie Watson dies at 57

(Newser) - Melanie Watson, who brought the wheelchair-using character Kathy Gordon to Diff'rent Strokes in the early 1980s, has died at 57, People reports. Her brother, Robert Watson, told TMZ that she died Friday in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after she was hospitalized due to bleeding and her condition worsened. No additional...

Drive-Thru 'Freak Accident' Is Fatal for Customer

Nebraska man got pinned between his car and the payment window at McDonald's

(Newser) - A customer at a McDonald's drive-thru in Nebraska died in what police are calling a "100% freak accident." The 69-year-old man ended up pinned between his vehicle and the drive-thru payment window, said Grand Island Police Division Chief Dean Elliott, reports KSNB . "It appears the deceased...

Cure Guitarist, Keyboardist Perry Bamonte Dies at 65

Band remembers 'Teddy' as a quiet, 'hugely creative' force

(Newser) - Perry Bamonte, the musician who moved from the Cure's road crew to its core lineup, has died at 65 after a brief illness over Christmas, the band announced Friday, per Variety . In a tribute on its website , the Cure hailed Bamonte—nicknamed "Teddy"—as "quiet, intense,...

'Massive Strike' on Kyiv: 'His Scream Is Still in My Ears'

One person dead, at least 27 hurt after Russia attacks Ukraine's capital with missiles, drones

(Newser) - Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding 27 others, a day before talks between Ukraine and the United States, local authorities said. Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city. The attack began in...

Big Brother Contestant Mickey Lee Is Dead at 35

Family says reality star died on Christmas after cardiac arrests

(Newser) - Mickey Lee, a contestant on the CBS reality show Big Brother last summer, died on Christmas Day at age 35, reports People . Lee's family announced her death, which had followed multiple cardiac arrests earlier in the month, on Instagram . "Mickey captured the hearts of audiences nationwide through her...

Her Love for Sammy Davis Jr. May Have Tanked Her Career

May Britt, actor whose interracial marriage to Rat Packer challenged taboos, is dead at 91

(Newser) - May Britt, a Swedish-born actor whose 1960 marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. made them unwitting flashpoints in America's fight over interracial relationships, is dead at 91, according to her son Mark Davis. He tells the Hollywood Reporter that his mother died of natural causes at a local LA hospital....

Veteran Actor Could Make 'Even the Smallest Part Memorable'

Longtime character actor Helen Siff of Rocky , Modern Family , dies in Los Angeles at 88

(Newser) - Helen Siff, a veteran character actor whose face popped up in films from Rocky to You Don't Mess With the Zohan, has died at 88. Her family said she died Thursday in Los Angeles from complications following surgery related to a long illness, per the Hollywood Reporter . Over a...

Say Goodbye to 'Buck Rogers'
Say Goodbye
to 'Buck Rogers'
OBITUARY
Dec 17, 2025 12:30 PM CST

Say Goodbye to 'Buck Rogers'

Actor Gil Gerard dies in hospice at age 82 after battle with rare, aggressive cancer

(Newser) - Gil Gerard, who played television's hunky sci-fi hero William "Buck" Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82. Gerard died on Tuesday in hospice as a result of a rare, aggressive form of cancer, said his manager, Tina...

Pulp Fiction , Mask Character Actor Dies at 60




'Nobody Played
a Bad Guy
Better'
OBITUARY
Dec 13, 2025 11:30 AM CST

'Nobody Played a Bad Guy Better'

Pulp Fiction , Mask character actor Peter Greene is dead at 60

(Newser) - Peter Greene, the actor who specialized in playing memorable villains in films like Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died at 60. He was found dead on Friday in his Manhattan apartment, his manager Gregg Edwards told Deadline . A cause of death hasn't been disclosed. Edwards says that a...

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Actor Killed in NYC

Actor and comedian Wenne Alton Davis fatally struck by an SUV

(Newser) - An actor who appeared in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was fatally struck by a vehicle while walking in New York City on Monday. Wenne Alton Davis, 60, was hit by an SUV that had made a turn at West 53rd Street and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan around...

Confessions of a Shopaholic Author Dies at 55
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Author Dies at 55
OBITUARY
Dec 10, 2025 8:10 AM CST

Confessions of a Shopaholic Author Dies at 55

Bestselling British writer Madeleine Wickham, aka Sophie Kinsella, battled brain cancer

(Newser) - Madeleine Wickham, the British author who found global fame under the pen name Sophie Kinsella with Confessions of a Shopaholic, has died at 55, per the Guardian . The writer had disclosed in April of last year that she was being treated for glioblastoma , an aggressive brain cancer diagnosed at the...

He Was Obsessed With the 'Most Intriguing Creatures'

Save the Elephants founder, renowned conservationist Iain Douglas-Hamilton dead at 83

(Newser) - Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a British-born zoologist and conservationist who dedicated much of his life to protecting elephants, has died, his Save the Elephants group said on Tuesday. He was 83. Douglas-Hamilton was known for decades of conservation work, which included pioneering trackers and collaring to protect elephants against poaching and the...

Romney's Sister-in-Law Found Dead in California
Mitt Romney's
Sister-in-Law
Took Her Own Life
UPDATED
Dec 10, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Mitt Romney's Sister-in-Law Took Her Own Life

Carrie Romney was found dead near California mall in October

(Newser) - The death of Mitt Romney's sister-in-law has been ruled a suicide, NBC Los Angeles reports. Carrie Elizabeth Romney was found dead after a fall from the rooftop of a five-story parking garage in southern California in October. The county medical examiner determined the 64-year-old died from blunt traumatic injuries...

Climber Charged After Partner Dies in Winter Ascent

Austrian prosecutors allege Thomas Plamberger's gross negligence led to death on Grossglockner

(Newser) - A mountain tragedy in Austria has taken a legal turn as climber Thomas Plamberger now faces grossly negligent homicide charges following the death of his partner, 33-year-old Kerstin Gurtner, on Grossglockner, the country's highest peak. Per Climbing.com , their winter ascent of the 12,461-foot mountain began on Jan....

Putin Blamed in UK Poisoning That Killed Innocent Woman

UK inquiry pins 2018 Salisbury death on Kremlin

(Newser) - A British public inquiry has found Russian President Vladimir Putin "morally responsible" for the 2018 Novichok poisonings in Salisbury, England, that led to the death of an innocent British woman, reports Politico . Dawn Sturgess died after unknowingly spraying herself with perfume from a bottle that contained the Russian nerve...

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