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Ostrich at Kansas zoo has died after swallowing keys belonging to zoo employee

A beloved ostrich at Kansas’ Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center died after swallowing an employee’s keys. The zoo announced in a social media post Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich, named Karen, reached over the enclosure fence, grabbed a staff member’s keys and swallowed them. The zoo said its staff consulted with experts across the United […]

Peruvian psychologist Ana Estrada has died by euthanasia

A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable muscle-weakening disease that left him bedridden for years has died by euthanasia, becoming the country’s first person to win the right to die with medical assistance, his lawyer announced Monday. Ana Estrada fought for years in Peru’s courts for her right to a dignified death, making her […]

WWII soldier who died in Japanese POW camp identified 81 years later

Military scientists have identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines during World War II. The remains of Army Pfc. Harry Jerere of Berkeley, Illinois, was identified in December, nearly 81 years after he died of pneumonia at the Cabanatuan POW camp, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting […]

Lori Loughlin recalls she ‘fell to my knees’ when she learned Bob Saget died

Lori Loughlin has shared some of the sadness she felt upon learning of the death of her co-star and friend Bob Saget. We talked about “How rude of you, Taneritos!” In a podcast hosted by Full House co-stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber, Loughlin vividly recalled the moment she heard about Saget’s tragic death. “I […]