Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, died Tuesday in Houston. He was 90. NASA confirmed Cunningham’s death in a statement but did not include its cause. Spokespersons for the agency and Cunningham’s wife, Dot Cunningham, did not immediately respond to questions. Cunningham was one…
2-Time Texas National Champion Baseball Coach Gustafson Dead at 91
AUSTIN, Texas—Former Texas baseball coach Cliff Gustafson, who led the Longhorns to two national championships and nearly two dozen conference titles in 29 seasons, died Monday at age 91, the school announced. Gustafson played on the Longhorns team that made it to the 1952 College World Series. He returned as head coach in 1968 and…
Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse Drummer, Dead From Cancer at 45
NEW YORK—Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancer. He was 45. “Today we lost our dear friend Jeremiah. He laid down to rest and simply faded out,” according to a statement posted Saturday on the band’s social…
Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Dead at 74
Anita Pointer, one of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, died of cancer on Saturday at age 74, her publicist said. Pointer was surrounded by family at her Beverly Hills home when she died, publicist Roger Neal said. Anita was the second oldest of four sisters who started performing as the duo of June and Bonnie in…
UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar Dies at Age 45
Former fighter Stephan Bonnar, who played a significant role in the UFC’s growth into the dominant promotion in mixed martial arts, has died, UFC announced. He was 45. Bonnar, who was inducted into the UFC’s Hall of Fame in 2013, died Thursday from “presumed heart complications while at work,” according to a statement from UFC…
Dead Man Found in Wheel of Jet Flown From Gambia to England
SERREKUNDA, Gambia—A dead man was found in the wheel bay of an airplane that flew from Gambia to Britain, Gambian authorities said this week. The unidentified body of a black male was found on a jet operated by TUI Airways—a British charter airline—that had flown from Gambia’s capital of Banjul to London’s Gatwick airport, Ebrima…
Nick Bollettieri, Coach to Many Tennis Stars, Dead at Age 91
Nick Bollettieri, the Hall of Fame tennis coach who worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded an academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes, has died. He was 91. Bollettieri died Sunday night at home in Florida after a series of health issues, his manager,…
2.500 Dead Seals Found on Russia’s Caspian Coast
MOSCOW—About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said Sunday. Authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said it was unclear why the mass die-off happened but that it was likely due to natural causes. Regional officials initially reported Saturday that 700 dead seals were found on…
Coroner: 2 Children Among 5 Found Dead in Chicago-Area Home
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.—Two children were among five people found dead at a suburban Chicago home following what police called a “domestic-related incident,” a coroner said Thursday. The girls—ages 6 and 4—were found along with a 67-year-old woman, a 39-year-old man, and a 36-year-old woman Wednesday inside the home in the Lake County village of Buffalo…
Geoff Wonfor, Director of Beatles ‘Anthology,’ Dead at 73
NEW YORK—Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy-winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ “Anthology” documentary series and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73. His death was confirmed Tuesday by daughter Sam Wonfor, who said he died in Newcastle, where he grew up….
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