A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause. Christopher Ward, 34, was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet […]
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Sec of State Henry Kissinger dead at age 100
Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. secretary of state and political advisor who was lauded by some as a master statesman and branded by others as a glorified war criminal, has died aged 100. Kissinger had been a central presence in U.S. and global political spheres for decades, having forged his name during the Cold War […]
Former Pope Benedict Dead at 95
Tributes have begun to pour in for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the former head of the Roman Catholic Church, who passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 95. Benedict made history in 2013 when he became the first pope in almost 600 years to resign from the leadership of the Catholic Church, leading […]
A grizzly bear came back and killed a camper after she scared it away
Early on July 6, 2021, Leah Lokan awoke to a 417-pound grizzly bear a few feet from her tent, so close that she heard when the bear “huffed” at her head. “Bear! Bear!” Lokan yelled, causing Joe and Kim Cole — two other cyclists camping in the small town of Ovando as they trekked across […]
NFL Star Charged With DUI That Killed Other Driver
Las Vegas Raiders second-year wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was charged with a DUI resulting in death after being involved in a serious car accident in Las Vegas early Tuesday, according to law enforcement. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released a statement confirming that Ruggs, 22, was driving the Chevrolet Corvette that was involved in […]
Alzheimer Deaths Continue To Soar, Up 55 %
Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have risen dramatically in recent years, new government health data shows, and more Americans are dying from the illness at home. Over a 16-year period, between 1999 and 2014, death rates from Alzheimer’s disease increased almost 55 percent, according to findings published Thursday in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
U.S. Life Expectancy In Decline, has Researchers Puzzled
American life expectancy is in decline for the first time since 1993, when H.I.V.-related deaths were at their peak. But this time, researchers can’t identify a single problem driving the drop, and are instead pointing to a number of factors, from heart disease to suicides, that have caused a greater number of deaths. A study […]
Ohio high school football player dies from injury sustained during game
A high school football player in Euclid, Ohio has died after injuries he sustained during Friday night’s game. Andre Jackson, a 17-year-old junior linebacker and fullback, was taken to the hospital following the game and passed away two days later. While details on the situation are scarce, the school district released a statement on Sunday […]