ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Lance Mackey, one of mushing’s most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, has died. The four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner died Wednesday from cancer, his father and kennel announced on Facebook. He was 52. Officials with the world’s most famous sled dog race said Iditarod Nation…
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Julian Robertson Dies at 90: Spokesman
BOSTON—Billionaire investor Julian Robertson, whose Tiger Management once ranked among the world’s biggest and most successful hedge funds and who trained generations of prominent managers known as “Tiger Cubs,” has died at age 90. Robertson died at his home in New York from cardiac complications, said his spokesman, Fraser Seitel. The North Carolina-born investor who…
Gary Gaines, Coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ Fame, Dead at 73
LUBBOCK, Texas—Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family said in a statement the former coach died Monday in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a…
Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Dies at 79
LISBON, Portugal—José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers who during almost four decades as president of Angola fought the continent’s longest civil war and turned his country into a major oil producer as well as one of the world’s poorest and most corrupt nations, died Friday. He was 79. Dos Santos died…
Rocker Ronnie Hawkins, Dies at 87, Patron of Canadian Rock
Ronnie Hawkins, a brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later known as the Band, has died. His wife Wanda confirmed to The Canadian Press that Hawkins died Sunday morning after an illness. He was 87. “He went…
British 26 Year-Old Died From COVID Jab Complications Following Out-of-Date Advice
An inquest heard that a 26-year-old British man who died from complications of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine was given out-of-date information about the risk of blood clots on the brain. A week-long inquest into the death of Jack Hurn on May 27 recorded a narrative verdict—meaning that the coroner records only the facts without making a…
Footballer Emiliano Sala Died as Result of Plane Crash, Inquest Jury Finds
Footballer Emiliano Sala died as a result of a plane crash, having been overcome by toxic levels of carbon monoxide during an unlicensed commercial flight, an inquest jury has concluded. The Argentina-born striker died from head and chest injuries but was deeply unconscious, having been poisoned by fumes from the plane’s faulty exhaust system. The…
Bobbie Nelson, Sister of Country Music Legend, Dies at 91
AUSTIN, Texas—Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died, her family said. She was 91. An original member of the Willie Nelson and Family Band, Bobbie Nelson played piano for more than 50 years with her brother. She died Thursday “peacefully and surrounded by…
Chicago Girl Shot After Celebrating 12th Birthday Party Dies
CHICAGO—A girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet after her 12th birthday party died Friday, authorities said. Nyzireya Moore was pronounced dead shortly before noon on Friday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office and police said. She had been in critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital with severe brain injuries since…
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Political Commentator and Columnist Mark Shields Dies at 85
CHEVY CHASE, Md.—Columnist and political commentator Mark Shields, who shared his insight into American politics and wit on “PBS NewsHour” for decades, died Saturday. He was 85. Shields died at his Chevy Chase, Maryland, home, from kidney failure, “PBS NewsHour” spokesman Nick Massella said. Shields was a regular on the show starting in 1987, the…