Former NFL running back Alex Collins died in a motorcycle crash in Florida. He was only 28 years old Broward County officials say the University of Arkansas standout was riding his 2004 Suzuki through Lauderdale Lakes when the accident happened. It has been determined by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office that “a woman driving a Chevrolet…
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DJ Casper the creator of the internationally famous "Cha Cha Slide," has died after a battle with cancer. The artist passed away Monday, according to his family. He'd been diagnosed with liver and kidney cancer in 2016 something spotlighted in a Chicago interview that chronicled his health challenges, as well as his contribution to music.…
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A Chicago family is mourning the tragic death of a 6-month-old girl who was shot multiple times as her father changed her diaper on Monday.
Johnylah Watkins passed away on Tuesday morning, a day after a gunman opened fire on her and her father in the Woodland neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks told NBC Chicago.
“The city of Chicago…
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Jerry Buss -- owner of the Los Angeles Lakers -- died early this morning at the age of 79, this according to multiple reports.
Buss had been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. for the past few months due to a previously undisclosed intestinal problem ... though it was revealed yesterday he'd been battling cancer the entire time.
After starting his…
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China's Yao Defen, the tallest woman in the world, has died at the age of 40.
Yao, who snagged the world record for female height at 7 feet, 8 inches, passed away in the house she shared with her mother in a small village in China’s central Anhui Province, Shanghaiist reported Wednesday.
Yao had developed gigantism because of a tumor on her pituitary gland and…
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Major Harris of the Delfonics has passed away.
Major Harris, former member of Philadelphia sound soul group the Delfonics has died in Richmond, Virginia.
The Associated Press reports that Harris passed away Friday (November 9) from congestive heart and lung failure after being rushed to a hospital.
Harris was a member of the Charmers,…
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The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday.
About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. The grand prize was a python.
Edward Archbold, 32,…
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Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, the miraculous mountain of muscle in the Oscar-nominated film "The Green Mile," died Monday in Los Angeles after a massive heart attack in July.
The hulking 6-foot-5, 325-pound movie star passed away early in the day at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at age 54, his rep confirmed to the Daily News.
“(He) suffered a myocardial infarction…
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died today. He was 82.
Armstrong died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures, his family said in a statement. It is not known where he died.
The statement from Armstrong's family said in part, "While we mourn the loss of a very good man, we also celebrate his…
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Sherman Hemsley, star of "The Jeffersons," died July 24 at his home in El Paso, Texas, according to TMZ; he was 74 years old. Hemsley debuted his iconic character George Jefferson on the hit "All in the Family," then landed a spinoff, "The Jeffersons," which ran for 11 seasons. Hemsley went on to star as Deacon Frye on NBC's 1986-91 sitcom "Amen," guest starred on "The Fresh…
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Usher's 11-year-old stepson has passed away this morning from injuries suffered in a tragic jetski accident in Georgia earlier this month.
Doctors removed 11-year-old Kyle Glover from life support after it was determined the injuries were too severe to overcome. We're told Kyle's mother, Tameka Foster, struggled tremendously with the decision to pull the…
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B2K singer Raz B nearly died Sunday in China -- after accidentally falling through a glass door in his hotel room ... slicing his wrist wide open ... and losing a SCARY amount of blood.
Raz -- who had been performing in Shanghai before the accident -- tells TMZ, he tripped hard inside his room ... and when he tried to break his fall, he crashed through a sliding glass…
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Andy Griffith, an icon of TV, has died ... this according to Andy's close friend, former UNC President Bill Friday.
Griffith, who became famous for "The Andy Griffith Show," passed away at his home in Manteo, North Carolina this morning.
Friday broke the news to WITN News in North Carolina.
In addition to starring in his show and the subsequent "Mayberry…
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Rodney King's fiancée is telling friends Rodney had been drinking all day Saturday ... and had smoked weed in the hours leading up to his death ... sources close to King tell TMZ.
According to TMZ's sources, King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelley, is telling friends King was at the house all day drinking, and he smoked marijuana at some point, before she went to went to…
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45.
Authorities were called to the house at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, spokesman Robert Gibbs said. The death didn't appear to be suspicious, he…
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Robin Gibb, one-third of the legendary group the Bee Gees, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.
His spokesperson released a statement that reads, "The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery. The family have asked…
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Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned.
Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old.
Sources close to Summer tell us ... the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago…
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"Beastie Boys" rapper MCA -- real name Adam Yauch -- has died.
In 2009, MCA announced he was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. He has since undergone surgery and radiation therapy.
So far, it's not clear if the death is related to the rapper's battle with cancer.
Russell Simmons' website GlobalGrind.com…
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Mike Wallace, a game show host and tobacco pitchman who went on to personify the hard-nosed and often skeptical journalism of CBS's "60 Minutes," died last Saturday after a long illness. He was 93.
“Without Mike and his iconic style, there probably wouldn’t be a ’60 minutes’,” said CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. “There simply hasn’t been another broadcast journalist…
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