death and dying

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the amiable DJ for "Ellen DeGeneres Show" and dancer who rose to fame on "So You Think You Can Dance," has died, according to information from the Los…

Colon cancer has claimed another life. Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Kirstie Alley, best known for her roles in the television sitcoms "Cheers" and "Veronica's Closet," died Monday at age 71 after battling cancer that…

By The Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, a spokesperson said late…

SPRING VALLEY, Wis. (AP) — A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient’s frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor’s orders.After she cut off the man’s right…

SPRING VALLEY, Wis. (AP) — A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient’s frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor’s orders.After she cut off the man’s right…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Letitia Wright hit the Marvel Cinematic Universe scene as King T’Challa’s joyfully witty younger sister in 2018’s blockbuster “Black…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Patrick Haggerty was gearing up to record his very first country music album, he had a choice to make.He could be the industry-friendly country star and remain in the closet,…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN D.H. Peligro, a drummer for punk rock icons the Dead Kennedys and formerly the Red Hot Chili Peppers, died Friday from a head injury, his band announced. He was 63."Police on the…

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy in June has died in hospice care.Duane Heard died Friday in Rock Hill, new outlets reported, citing the Spartanburg County coroner.Heard was…

By MATT SEDENSKY - AP National Writer CORNVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — The leader has the name of her dead baby spelled out in beads on her left wrist, and standing before her is a mother so grief-choked by her…