Obituaries

Character actress Kate Williamson, who appeared in such films as "Disclosure," ''Dahmer," ''Dream Lover" and "Racing With the Moon," has died at age 82 after a lengthy illness, said her manager, Judy Fox.

Thousands of souped-up cars converged on a Southern California business park Sunday where eight days earlier actor Paul Walker and a friend were killed in a fiery car crash.

Friends, fans and high-performance car enthusiasts are heading to a Los Angeles suburb for a memorial for "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker, who died in a high-speed car crash in the area.

Ontario schools should allow students with asthma to carry puffers with them in case of emergencies, says the mother of a 12-year-old boy who died when no one could get his inhaler in time because it was locked in the principal's office.

American survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, many in their 90s, gathered Saturday for the 72nd anniversary of the attack that took the lives of more than 2,000 of their peers and thrust the United States into World War II.

When the Imperial Japanese Navy made a surprise aerial attack on U.S. Navy vessels in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Howard Bender swung into action, directing anti-aircraft defenses against bombs and torpedoes raining down on his battleship, the USS Maryland.

A former Oxfordshire resident who made death threats against South East MEP Nigel Farage after the two were involved in a plane crash has died.

Idris Elba has revealed he put down the phone when he got the call asking him to play Nelson Mandela on the big screen.

The pod of pilot whales stranded in Florida's Everglades National Park has not been spotted today, a spokesperson for the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration said.

Maybe you saw her walking with her cane as she made her rounds from her small apartment on the south edge of downtown.

Organized in 1837, the Rohrersville Cornet Band is the longest-running community band in Maryland and the group is representative of a form of entertainment that was popular before television and radio.

Kamaljeet Bidwall was found dead at her home in Avocet Way, Bicester, on April 24 when police broke in after her concerned colleagues called them.

A lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after an incident in Brixton in which a 99-year-old woman died Police and paramedics were called to Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton, at 11.35am on November 27 following reports that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian near the junction with Brixton Road.

Turk led the Golden Eagles for 20 seasons from 1976 to 1996 and finished with a school-record 301 victories, two NCAA tournament appearances and six NIT appearances, including one NIT championship.

In a story Nov. 28, The Associated Press, relying on information from family members, reported erroneously that Jack Gardo was the last surviving member of the PT-157 crew that rescued John F. Kennedy from an island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

Fire officials say an infant and her mother are in critical condition after surviving a fire that killed her husband and two other children in California.

A Franklin Forest Elementary School teacher died Monday from injuries she sustained after a fall on Thanksgiving at her home.

In this Dec. 17, 1993 file photo, accused Long Island Railroad gunman Colin Ferguson, center, is led into a courtroom by officers for a procedural hearing at the Nassau County Court House in Uniondale, N.Y. On Dec. 7, 1993, Ferguson opened fire in a crowded Long Island Railroad commuter train.

Tiger Woods said the death of Nelson Mandela was “a sad day for many people,” especially those who had the chance to meet him.

The South African Consulate-General in Los Angeles will host a book of condolences for mourners to mark the death of Nelson Mandela beginning Monday.