Migrant who died in ICE custody was held for months, despite recommendation for release, SPLC says
A Nicaraguan national who died last week in federal immigration custody had spent more than one year in detention. Despite having been recommended for release more than seven months ago, he continued to be held in immigration custody, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
2023-07-01 10:21
Former WWE wrestler and NFL player Darren Drozdov dies at 54
Former WWE wrestler and NFL player Darren Drozdov has died at age 54, according to the WWE.
2023-07-01 07:20
Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor, dead at 89
Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning star of "Little Miss Sunshine," has died, his family announced Friday.
2023-06-30 22:18
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.
2023-06-30 13:50
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.
2023-06-30 04:27
Polaris guitarist Ryan Siew dead at 26
Australian metalcore band Polaris have confirmed the death of guitarist Ryan Siew at the age of 26.
2023-06-28 20:49
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.
2023-06-28 04:23
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.
2023-06-28 03:28
Nicolas Coster, 'Santa Barbara' star, dead at 89
Nicolas Coster, a veteran actor known for his work on the daytime dramas "Santa Barbara" and "Another World," died Monday, his daughter announced in a Facebook post.
2023-06-28 03:18
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.
2023-06-27 12:25
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.
2023-06-27 05:54
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.
2023-06-26 23:47