Obituaries

Julia Roberts is still grieving the loss of her half-sister, Nancy Motes, who died from a drug overdose in February at the age of 37. Julia Roberts is still grieving the loss of her half-sister, Nancy Motes, who died from a drug overdose in February at the age of 37. A recent performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway turned interactive ... (more)

The mother of a 17-year-old honors student who was among 10 people killed in a fiery Northern California bus crash sued FedEx on Tuesday, alleging that its trucks have a history of catching fire.

A funeral home worker's failure to immediately attach ID bracelets to the bodies of two men who died at the same hospice caused the mix-up that led to one man's body ending up in a casket at the other man's funeral, a Washington state agency said Monday.

These are just a few of the names that are synonymous with "mover and shaker" when it comes to the Church - and the world, for that matter.

Michael Moore announced his father's death on his Facebook and Twitter pages, calling Francis Moore "a very special person in my life."

The FBI says a defendant has died after being shot by a U.S. marshal during an attack on a witness during a trial in federal court in Salt Lake City.

"It's with immense sadness that we need to report that Denise, Bishop John's wife, died during the afternoon of Sunday, April 20, after her condition deteriorated rapidly in the night.

Herb Gray, a former deputy prime minister and one of Canada's longest-serving parliamentarians, died Monday at the age of 82. "Beloved by all, Herb devoted a lifetime to his party and his country, in both good times and bad," Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said in a statement.

A prison doctor has been fired and two other staffers are in the midst of being dismissed after an inmate at the Kentucky State Penitentiary starved himself to death, a case that has exposed lapses in medical treatment and in how hunger strikes are handled at the facility.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the prizefighter who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1967 and who was later immortalized in a Bob Dylan song, died Sunday after a long battle with prostate cancer, The Associated Press reports.

Country singer Kevin Sharp has died. A post on his website says he passed away Saturday night after suffering "ongoing complications" from previous stomach operations and digestive problems.

The funeral of Peaches Geldof will be held at the same church where her mother Paula Yates was laid to rest Mourners have started to arrive ahead of the funeral of Peaches Geldof as a host of celebrities prepare to say farewell to the television presenter and model.

Bronson Mosley told the Ocala Star-Banner that 'What Tomorrow Brings' will honor Dennis Monroe and Joseph Sardinas.

This Sunday, April 20, marks Easter, the most important holiday in the Christian calendar since it commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In 1989, she was put under house arrest and Win Tin was sent to prison for his political activities.

West Palm Beach resident Kacie Herrick, 29, finished last year's Boston Marathon about 40 minutes before the first bomb went off.

A basement blaze that killed 4-year-old half siblings was accidentally set by children playing with fire, authorities said Sunday.

Balloons with special messages written on them are released from Gwent Square in Cwmbran in memory of Shae Brynley Button, to raise money for Meningitis Now, HUNDREDS of balloons were released in Cwmbran in memory of a three year-old boy who died from meningitis a week ago.

New York: Frankie Knuckles, a pioneer of house music who also mixed records for the likes of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 59, news reports said early on Tuesday.

A suspect has been charged with second degree murder after Clinton police say he fatally stabbed a woman Saturday morning.