U.S. / Tags / Died

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 4, 2008 @ 8:44am neoform

SF Gate -- A mental patient who was shot at his home on Wednesday by Santa Rosa police has died from his injuries, authorities said today. The 24-year-old man, whose name was not released, was shot after threatening three police officers with a large kitchen knif.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Sep 12, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Eight people were shot and three of them died on a particularly violent day in Richmond on Tuesday, police said. The shootings took place in four different attacks throughout the day, starting at 9:45 a.m. in North Richmond and ending with a quadruple.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Aug 19, 2007 @ 1:52pm neoform

MSNBC -- Severe weather deluged parts of the Midwest overnight, washing away bridges and roadways where five people died in southeastern Minnesota, authorities said Sunday. Two of those killed were in a vehicle near Stockton that was caught in the floodwaters,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jul 29, 2007 @ 10:39am neoform

CNN -- A biplane stunt pilot died after he crashed in front of thousands of spectators during a Dayton, Ohio, air show Saturday, a day after another pilot was killed during an air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. WHIO-TV reported pilot Jim LeRoy of Billings, Montana,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 16, 2007 @ 1:14am neoform

FOX News -- Police investigating a row house fire that killed five small children earlier this week have determined that the youngsters had been left home alone and started the blaze when they were playing with matches. There was no 17-year-old baby sitter looking.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 1, 2007 @ 10:23am neoform

FOX News -- An 18-month-old boy died Wednesday of suspected heat exposure after he climbed into a dishwasher that started running, police said. Authorities are still investigating, but said it appeared the boy's death was accidental. "This is probably the harde.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 23, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

FOX News -- A 65-year-old golfer died Tuesday after his golf cart plunged 75 feet off a cliff and crashed into a road below, authorities said. Edwin Payne teed off with three friends on the second hole of the Pala Mesa Resort Golf Course in northern San Diego Coun.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 22, 2007 @ 11:22am neoform

USA Today -- A capuchin monkey at the Denver Zoo has died of plague and officials are trying to prevent an epidemic by isolating the primates and treating them with antibiotics. Zoo officials learned late Friday that the 8-year-old animal that died Wednesday tested.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 3, 2007 @ 9:46am neoform

Jacksonville.com -- A Superior Court jury convicted a vegan couple of murder and cruelty to children Wednesday in the death of their 6-week-old, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice. Jade Sanders, 27, and Lamont Thomas, 31, will receive automa.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 1, 2007 @ 11:02am neoform

USA Today -- A 13-year-old boy was charged with manslaughter for allegedly attacking another boy on a school playground who later died of his injuries, police said. The suspect was arrested Friday in connection with the March 23 incident. His name was not released.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 8:40pm neoform

CBS News -- As many as one in six animals died in tests of suspect dog and cat food by the manufacturer last month after complaints the products were poisoning pets around the country, the government said Monday. "That's a huge number, considering when you feed pe.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Feb 8, 2007 @ 6:13pm neoform

CNN -- A man angry his toddler daughter wouldn't go to bed knocked her unconscious and left her to die outside in single-digit temperatures, police said. The frozen body of Nyia Miangel Page, who was about to turn 2, was found Sunday at an abandoned playgroun.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 27, 2006 @ 12:03am neoform

Yahoo News -- Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday. He was 93... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

MSNBC -- The heat wave that gripped the East Coast over the weekend and into Tuesday claimed the lives of 17 people, and most of the victims were elderly. The Philadelphia medical examiner's office said eight people there died of heat-related causes in the four.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss. At least 1.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 29, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- A dolphin died over the weekend at a SeaWorld sister park after colliding with another dolphin during a guest interaction program. About 32 visitors were in the lagoon Saturday afternoon when the two dolphins swam into the deeper center and leapt from.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 21, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- One person died and another was hospitalized when a motorcycle crashed into a van on Lucas Valley Road in unincorporated Marin County this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at 11:52 a.m. just east of Nicasio Va.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 16, 2008 @ 8:10am neoform

MSNBC -- At least two people died after wind-driven wildfires burned into a southeast Colorado town and an Army post. An air tanker pilot was also killed when his plane went down while battling another blaze. At least 20 buildings were damaged in Ordway and abo.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 11, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- A widow is suing Petsmart Inc, saying that her husband died after a liver transplant that was contaminated by a sick hamster sold by the largest U.S. specialty pet retailer to the organ donor. The suit, filed in Massachusetts Superior Court in February.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 10, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- The daughter of a woman made a gruesome discovery while going through her bedroom closet after she'd died -- the decomposing body of another woman wrapped in plastic, blankets and a sleeping bag. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is trying to i.. Read More