Astronaut William Thornton, who invented the space shuttle treadmill, is dead at 91
Former NASA astronaut William Thornton, who used his inventions to measure and combat the ill-effects of microgravity while onboard two space ...
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Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dead at 86
LOS ANGELES — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's ...
Hal Ketchum, Grand Ole Opry Member and ‘Small Town Saturday Night’ Singer Died at 67
Hal Ketchum has died at age 67. The country singer's wife, Andrea, shared the news on his Facebook page on Tuesday. "With ...
Jerry Walker the US Texian Country Dead at 78 of Cancer
Jerry Walker (Jerry Jeff Walker) was a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles.” Walker ...
Phyllis George, age 70, former Miss America and “NFL Today” broadcaster, is dead.
Phyllis George, the former 1971 Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS' "The NFL Today," has died. ...
Cristina Monet Zilkha 61 is dead from COVID-19 virus complications
Cristina Monet Zilkha, 61 -- born Christina Monet-Palaci, and recorded under the mononym Cristina -- died on Wednesday, April 1. ...
Blue Jays icon Tony Fernandez is dead at age 57
The Blue Jays icon, Tony Fernandez, who spent 12 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and was a member of ...
Elmore Rual “Rip” Torn Jr Dead at 88
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn, an Emmy winner and Oscar nominee who had an esteemed, decades-long acting career in theater, film, ...
27-Year-Old Tyler Skaggs Angels pitcher died on Monday in Texas
27-Year-Old Tyler Skaggs Los Angeles Angels pitcher died on Monday, July 1, 2019, in Texas, just 12 days before his ...
Urgent, 94-Year-Old George HW Bush, former US president, dies
94-year-old George HW Bush, who as the 41st president shepherded the US through a turbulent period in global relations that ...
Actor Burt Reynolds Who’s Acting Career That Span Over Many Years Dead at 82
Actor Burt Reynolds has died at the age of 82 years old. Nobody was more prominent than Burt Reynolds back ...
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Has Died At Age 92; Tributes Pour In | TODAY
The former United States first lady and literacy campaigner, Barbara Bush, died at the age of 92. She was the ...