FRESNO, Calif. — Pete McCloskey – a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day – has died. He was 96. A fourth-generation Republican “in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt,” he often said, McCloskey represented the 12th Congressional District for 15 years, running for president against an incumbent Richard […]
Actress Susan Buckner, who played cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 film of the musical “Grease,” has died at the age of 72. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Susan Buckner, best known to the moviegoing public as memorable, bubbly cheerleader Patty Simcox, who starred opposite John Travolta and the […]
Dror Or, a 49-year-old held captive in Gaza, has died, the Hostages Families Forum said Friday. Or marks the 38th hostage killed, the forum said. He was one of about 250 people abducted when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Israel says militants still hold around 100 hostages […]
For the second time in two months, a Boeing whistleblower has suddenly died. Joshua Dean, a 45-year-old quality inspector for the Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, died suddenly this week from a surprise staph infection, according to his family. According to the Seattle Times, citing Mr. Dean’s aunt Carol Parsons, the cause was Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, […]
A whistleblower for a Boeing supplier died Tuesday at the age of 45 after being diagnosed with pneumonia and then MRSA, according to The Seattle Times. Joshua Dean, who had been a quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystem, had claimed manufacturing defects on Boeing’s 737 MAX were being ignored, the outlet reported. The Wichita, Kansas, man […]
Nashville chef Joey Fecci died unexpectedly Saturday while running the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Series Nashville Marathon. Fecci, 26, had enjoyed a career that The Tennessean called “notalbe for a chef so young.” He started out in Somers, New York, as a busboy and pizza chef when he was only 15. He also worked […]
A two-year-old boy died in Casa Grande, Arizona, this weekend after an inflatable bounce house he was playing in blew away. Another child in the structure was injured. At around 5 p.m. Saturday, a strong gust of wind lifted up the bounce house with multiple children inside and sent it flying into an adjacent lot. […]
A New York City firefighter who lost his job in December amid a series of slash-and-burn budget cuts to pay for services for illegal immigrants has died. Derek Floyd, 36, died on April 15 after suffering a heart attack, according to the New York Post. Floyd, a Marine Corps veteran who served three tours in […]
Former NFL offensive lineman Korey Cunningham died on Thursday at the age of 28, according to multiple news reports. The offensive tackle, who last played a game in the NFL in November 2022 as a member of the New York Giants, was found dead in his Clifton, New Jersey, home Thursday, ESPN reported. Police forced […]
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday. Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, said her uncle, Rami […]
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