German Soccer Club ‘Stunned’ After 22-Year-Old Player ‘Unexpectedly’ Dies
Luka Meixner, a soccer player for German club SSV Reutlingen 05, passed away “unexpectedly,” the club said in a statement on Saturday. He was 22 years old. “Last weekend we received the sad news that our player Luka Mixner passed away on Friday 12/27. Passed away suddenly at the age of 22,” SSV Reutlingen 05 […]
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far right, dies aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front party, has died at the age of 96. Le Pen has run for president five times. In 2002, he advanced to the runoff election, but lost in a landslide to conservative conservative Jack Chee. Le Pen was succeeded by his daughter Marine as leader of the […]
‘Unspeakable tragedy’ hits Michigan town after couple dies in separate accidents within 24 hours
A Michigan couple was killed in two separate accidents between Christmas and New Year's Day, local authorities said. Scott Levitan, 66, and Mary Lou Levitan, also 66, were both residents of Livonia, a suburb west of Detroit. The incident happened after Scott Levitan fell into a frozen lake on Dec. 26, according to the Oakland […]
Baby girl dies after collision in multistorey car park in Tenby | UK news
A six-month-old baby girl has died after a crash at a multi-storey car park in a popular Welsh seaside town. Sophia Kelemen, from Leigh, Greater Manchester, was injured in the crash on the first floor of a car park in Tenby, south-west Wales, on January 2. Sophia was taken to hospital, but Dyfed Powys Police […]
German Christmas market attack victim dies at hospital weeks later
The death toll in last month's attack on a German Christmas market now stands at six, with a woman unable to recover from her injuries. The victim, identified only as a 52-year-old woman, died Monday at a hospital from wounds sustained in the Dec. 20 attack, according to the Associated Press. She was one of […]
Donkey who inspired Eddie Murphy’s ‘Shrek’ character dies at 30
The real-life donkey who inspired the animated character Donkey in the “Shrek” series died Thursday at his home in California at the age of 30. Pericles, affectionately known as Perry, is a Jerusalem miniature donkey from New York City who rose to fame in 2001 by helping animators perfect Shrek's sidekick Donkey in the Oscar-winning […]
Michigan couple dies in separate tragic accidents within days
A Michigan couple was killed in two separate accidents between Christmas and New Year's Day, local authorities said. Scott Levitan, 66, and Mary Lou Levitan, also 66, were both residents of Livonia, a suburb west of Detroit. The incident happened after Scott Levitan fell into a frozen lake on Dec. 26, according to the Oakland […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne dies aged 32 | Drag
James Lee Williams, known as drag artist The Vivian, has died at the age of 32, his publicist announced Sunday. Simon Jones wrote on Instagram: “It is with great sadness that we announce that our beloved James Lee Williams, Vivian, passed away this weekend. “James was an incredibly loved, warm-hearted and wonderful person. Their family […]
New Orleans Assistant District Attorney Dies In Apparent Suicide: REPORT
Ian Kersting, an assistant district attorney for Orleans Parish, allegedly committed suicide inside the district attorney's office building Saturday night, according to WVUE. Authorities found Kersting dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in WVUE District Attorney Jason Williams' office around 9 p.m. Saturday. reported. 🚨Breaking news🚨 Assistant District Attorney Ian Kersting (left) was found […]
Sonny Smart, Father of Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart, Dies After Sugar Bowl Fall
Sonny Smart, father of Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart, died Saturday morning from complications from hip surgery after falling before Thursday's Allstate Sugar Bowl. He was 76 years old. “Sonny fell and fractured his hip during a New Year's Eve walk in New Orleans,” the University of Georgia said in a statement. “He was […]