HOUSTON—A fire official says three young children and their grandmother died in a Houston-area house fire early Tuesday morning while it’s believed they were trying to stay warm during a power outage. Sugar Land Fire and EMS spokesman Doug Adolph said that when firefighters arrived after the call at about 2 a.m., the house was…
Marty Schottenheimer, NFL Coach With 200 Wins, Dies at 77
Marty Schottenheimer’s NFL coaching career was as remarkable as it was flummoxing. There were 200 regular-season wins, the eighth most in NFL history. There were a mystifying number of playoff losses, some so epic they had nicknames: “The Drive” and “The Fumble.” Always there was “Martyball,” the conservative, smash-mouth approach that featured a strong running…
Anthony Sowell, Ohio Man Who Killed 11 Women, Dies in Prison
CLEVELAND—An Ohio man sentenced to death for killing 11 women and hiding their remains in and around his home has died in prison. Convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell, 61, was receiving end-of-life care at Franklin Medical Center for a terminal illness when he died Monday, the Ohio Department of Corrections said. The death was not…
Longtime ESPN Baseball Correspondent Pedro Gomez Dies at 58
Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died. He was 58. Gomez died unexpectedly at home Sunday, his family said in a statement. No cause of death was given. “Pedro was far more than a media personality. He was a dad, loving husband, loyal friend, coach,…
New Mexico State Police Officer Shot and Killed on Highway
DEMING, N.M.—New Mexico was in mourning Friday over the shooting death of a State Police officer in a highway-stop confrontation linked by authorities to drug trafficking that touched off a 40-mile police chase. Officials say the attacker was killed in a shootout with police at Las Cruces, where another officer was wounded. The officer killed…
Grant Jackson, Winning Pitcher in 79 WS Game 7, Dies at 78
PITTSBURGH—Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 seasons in the majors, died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications. He was 78. The Pirates said Jackson died at Canonsburg Hospital in Pennsylvania. “This pandemic has affected every family throughout…
‘Saved by the Bell’ Star Dustin Diamond Dies of Cancer at 44
“Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his representative. He was 44. “Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful,” the actor’s spokesman, Roger Paul, said in a statement. Diamond, best known for playing Screech…
2 Dead in Reported Hostage Situation at Texas Medical Office
AUSTIN, Texas —A reported hostage situation at a Texas doctor’s office has ended with two people dead, authorities said. A SWAT team found the bodies late Tuesday after negotiators spent hours trying to speak to the people inside the building in Austin, police said. Some residents nearby were evacuated as police responded and others were…
10 Dead After Explosions at Chinese Mine
Ten miners are confirmed to have died in explosions at a gold mine in China. A total of 22 miners working about 600 meters (2,000 feet) underground were trapped after an explosion on Jan. 10 at the Hushan mine in Qixia, a major gold-producing region in China’s coastal Shandong province. The bodies of nine miners were…
At Least 15 Killed, 9 Injured in Nursing Home Fire in Ukraine
KYIV—At least 15 people were killed and nine injured in a fire in a nursing home in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian state emergency service said on Thursday. The fire broke out in the afternoon on the second floor of the two-story building. There were 33 people inside, the service said. The…
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