Viral video shows juveniles race dirt bikes inside Valencia Town Center mall in California, boy dies nearby
A video that went viral Saturday night shows young boys racing dirt bikes inside a California shopping mall. No arrests have been made in the case, despite the release of video showing the suspect. Police are investigating whether this incident is related to a fatal accident that occurred nearby. Santa Clarita Valley Signal reported The […]
Peter Yarrow, of Folk-Music Trio Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk music trio whose passionate harmonies captivated millions as they spoke out in favor of civil rights and against war. Peter Yarrow is a singer-songwriter best known as Peter Yarrow. Died. He was 86 years old. Mr. Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group's […]
Peter Yarrow of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies aged 86 | Music
Peter Yarrow, vocalist of the American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at the age of 86. The cause of death was bladder cancer, which Yarrow was diagnosed with four years ago. Yarrow sang lead vocals on “Puff the Magic Dragon,” “The Great Mandela,” and “The Day Is Done,” which he wrote or […]
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 […]