Death

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, has criticized the Trump administration for the alarming increase in child mortality rates. Gates attributes this rise to the dissolution of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). What Happened: Gates labeled the decision to disband USAID...

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, warned a friend years ago that he feared for his life, a prediction that surfaced after he was fatally shot at a Utah campus event on Sept. 10. The messages, shared publicly by his former colleague, have renewed attention on his final days and the inner...

During an interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Tucker Carlson suggested Altman may have played a role in the death of former employee Suchir Balaji. Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI, died in November, three months after leaving the company. The San Francisco Chief Medical Examiner's...

A video analysis has revealed that the Israeli military’s attack that led to the death of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, involved the use of 2,000-pound bombs. What Happened: The Israeli military released a video, which upon analysis by munitions experts and The New York Times on...

The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military confirmed the news on Saturday. What Happened: The Israeli military confirmed the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, in an airstrike on...

Recent court filings reveal that the estate of pop legend Michael Jackson was in debt to the tune of over $500 million at the time of his death in 2009. What Happened: Documents filed in Los Angeles on June 21 and later obtained by People magazine last week showed that Jackson owed this massive sum...

After months of questions surrounding the death of Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, the London Inner South Coroner's Court released a statement Tuesday confirming her death as due to natural causes. O'Connor, a beloved figure in the music world, passed away on...

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, is regarded as one of the most successful and influential business icons ever. He is known for his investment prowess, unique personal values and management style. Buffett is renowned for his unassuming and straightforward approach to business and...

The Finance Director for Russia's Western Military District (WMD) and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Marina Yankina, is said to have died after falling 16 stories from a building in St Petersburg.  Yankina's body was discovered on Wednesday by a...

China's National Health Commission (NHC) has reported that nearly 60,000 people have died of Covid since the country abandoned its zero-Covid policy in early December.  Health officials from the NHC said that cases have surged across the nation, according to Reuters.  Chinese...

Former Pope Benedict XVI died Saturday morning. He was 95 years old. According to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, Benedict XVI died at 9:34 a.m. in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City.  The Vatican said his body would lie in state from Monday in St. Peter's Basilica, and his...

Barbara Walters, the revolutionary broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent, died on Friday. She was 93. "She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women. Walters died peacefully at her New York home," AP...

Sports journalist Grant Wahl died in Qatar on Friday after collapsing while covering the 2022 World Cup. He was a long-time writer for Sports Illustrated and went on to work for CBS Sports and wrote a column on Substack.  Wahl, 48, was at the quarterfinal match between Argentina and...

According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the suicide rate in the U.S. increased in 2021, following two years of decline. Close to 47,600 deaths were recorded as suicides in 2021.  In 2018, the number of suicidal deaths in the U.S. was at an all-time...

Carnegie Mellon University associate professor Uju Anya wished Queen Elizabeth II an "excruciating" death after the U.K.'s longest reigning monarch passed away on Sept. 8. Anya tweeted, saying, "I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May...