Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor, dead at 89
Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning star of "Little Miss Sunshine," has died, his family announced Friday.
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Homer Hogues, among the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies 2 days after the death of his wife. He was 96
Homer Hogues, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died this week in Dallas, just two days after the death of his wife, according to an obituary provided by his family. He was 96.
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Suffolk father who hunted for daughter's killer was a hero, son says
A funeral is being held for John Ward, who spent decades trying to work out who killed his daughter.
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Christine King Farris, sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, dies at 95
Christine King Farris, the eldest sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died Thursday, according to a Twitter post by her niece, Rev. Bernice King.
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Polaris guitarist Ryan Siew dead at 26
Australian metalcore band Polaris have confirmed the death of guitarist Ryan Siew at the age of 26.
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Human remains identified as missing actor Julian Sands
Investigators have identified human remains discovered on California's Mt. Baldy over the weekend as missing actor Julian Sands.
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11 people have died in rip currents in less than two weeks along Gulf Coast
Rip currents have claimed the lives of 11 people within two weeks along the Gulf Coast, amid warnings from officials about the hazardous water conditions, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service.
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Nicolas Coster, 'Santa Barbara' star, dead at 89
Nicolas Coster, a veteran actor with more than 100 film and television credits known for his work on the daytime dramas "Santa Barbara" and "Another World," died Monday, his daughter announced in a Facebook post.
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John Goodenough, the Nobel Prize winner whose development of lithium ion batteries helped create 'a rechargable world', has died at 100
John B. Goodenough, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer whose contributions to developing lithium-ion batteries revolutionized portable technology, has died. He was 100.
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Myanmar army cuts off aid to cyclone survivors
The BBC speaks to families trying to rebuild their lives in one of the country's poorest regions.
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Prosecutors will seek death penalty for Bryan Kohberger in Idaho student murders case
Latah County, Idaho, prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in the city of Moscow last fall, according to a court document filed Monday.
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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman's mental health is focus of punishment phase of death penalty trial
The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter acted irrationally due to mental health problems and had a history of psychotic symptoms consistent with schizophrenia, his defense attorneys said in the punishment phase of his death penalty trial Monday.
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