Obituaries

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.

"All the driving sequences you see in the film are done by experienced professionals on closed courses.

Jameis Winston will learn whether he faces prosecution Thursday when a state attorney finally announces the results of an intensive investigation into sexual assault allegations against the Florida State quarterback.

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday published a list of 34 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors, following months of criticism that church leaders mishandled such allegations.

Universal Studios released "A Tribute to Paul Walker" on YouTube Wednesday. The video showcases Walker's memorable scenes from "Fast and Furious" and has since received more than one million views.

The plea came after an inquest jury concluded a nine-month-old girl died of misadventure when she choked on shepherd's pie on her third full day at a nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester.

The Flint Journal reports that a medical examiner confirmed 57-year-old Richard Battle Sr. died Nov. 20 as result of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator he was using in Genesee County's Mount Morris Township, near Flint.

Corrections officers looking inside Ariel Castro's cell found him with a sheet tied around his neck, his knees bent, his shorts around his ankles, 27 minutes after their last look.

Joe Frazier has won another decision more than two years after his death: The Philadelphia Art Commission has unanimously approved a design for a statue honoring the former heavyweight boxing champ.

An Arizona commission that oversees workplace safety blamed the state's Forestry Division on Wednesday for the June deaths of 19 firefighters, saying state fire officials knowingly put protection of property ahead of safety and should have pulled crews out earlier.

Police have concluded that Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging weeks into a life sentence with no chance for parole.

TV reports the FBI is investigating the death of 32-year-old Gregory Kittle. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that Kittle died Monday after an "incident" involving other inmates in a housing unit at the Big Sandy prison.

A memorial service for former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain will be held Friday at the state Capitol in Jackson, and the funeral will be Saturday in Natchez.

"Bill was truly a beloved and respected member of our Curb Appeal family and this loss is devastating to us," the show said on its official Facebook page Tuesday.

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Tragedy struck at Glasgow's busy Clutha bar on Friday night when a police helicopter dropped "like a stone" on to the roof of the building.

The revelation that a New York City commuter train derailed while barreling into a sharp curve at nearly three times the speed limit is fueling questions about whether automated crash-avoidance technology could... The engineer in the commuter-train derailment that killed four people over the weekend caught himself nodding at the controls just ... (more)