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Bones found in chimney at music shop finally identified after decades
For decades, he was known only as “Chimney Doe” as authorities failed to identify the remains.
Fashion designer, 50, found dead with scarf around neck in NYC home: sources
A Brooklyn-based fashion designer was found dead with a scarf around her neck inside her home this week, law enforcement sources said Friday.
My fiancé died on our wedding day — and then I discovered his secret life
“I wanted to explode with anger,” Kaitlin Palmieri told The Post of her late fiancé, Eric.
3-year-old South Carolina girl crushed to death by birdbath in 'tragic accident'
The toddler, Jasmine Denise Mikell, suffered "blunt force injury" to her abdomen when the accident unfolded at a home in Warrenville last Saturday night.
'Devastated' Chris Pratt breaks his silence on stunt double Tony McFarr's death
Chris Pratt's stunt double Tony McFarr died at his home outside Orlando, Fla., on May 13. He was 47.
Dear Abby: Why are women on dating apps obsessed with their dogs?
Dear Abby weighs in on young women's obsessions with their dogs, a woman grieving the loss of her husband and the use of disposable towels in the powder room.
5-year-old dead after being strangled by backyard swing in freak accident
“She pulled her little plastic slide over to where her swing was. And somehow got caught up in the swing, and the swing strangled her.”
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chili consumption, had heart defect: autopsy
A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according...
Chris Pratt's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' stunt double Tony McFarr dead at 47
Chris Pratt previously gave his stunt double, Tony McFarr, a shoutout on social media when "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" wrapped filming.
Dancer, 26, killed in drug-fueled 'sex game gone wrong' before boyfriend took own life
Georgia Brooke, 26, died after being choked by 31-year-old Luke Cannon at his Bradford, West Yorkshire, home after they both took GHB and cocaine in February 2022, an inquest into...
78-year-old suspect in deadly Fla. boat crash that killed 15-year-old ballerina 'had absolutely no idea' vessel was involved: attorney
The Florida boater suspected of operating the vessel that hit and killed a 15-year-old ballerina claims he "had absolutely no idea" his boat was allegedly involved in the hit-and-run crash,...
Florida boater suspected in fatal hit-and-run of teen ballerina ID'd as 78-year-old
The 78-year-old allegedly struck the teen with his boat, and witnesses said he did not slow down or stop.
Body found at Grand Canyon ID'd as man who went missing with dog on homemade raft
The National Park Service said a body that washed up on the banks of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is an Arizona man who disappeared on a homemade...
Three dead after speeding Tesla goes airborne and crashes into power pole: video
Moheb Samuel, Esrom Fessemaye and Stefan Michael Pfeifer were killed after a Tesla going 100 mph went airborne and tore through a power pole and building in a horrific crash in...
Kentucky student hit while breaking up school fight is sent back to class — then dies after suffering seizure: 'He wanted peace'
Kentucky high schooler Emeka “Emmanuel” Mwakadi suffered a seizure and died after he was whacked in the head while breaking up a brawl -- and was then sent back to...
Obama campaign official, wife killed in car crash
A former Obama campaign worker and her wife were killed in a horror car wreck in Southern California last week.
Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author Alice Munro dead at 92
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.
100-foot-tall billboard collapses onto pedestrians in India, killing 14 and injuring 74
According to city officials, a 100-foot-tall billboard fell onto a gas station in the suburb of Ghatkopar in the western city of Mumbai on Monday evening. At least 47 people were rescued...
Teen son of late LA reporter shares heart-wrenching tribute on air: 'I can't believe you're gone'
"Hi Dad, I wrote this under the desk in your cubicle where you used to catch me sleeping -- only you weren't there to wake me up this time," Colby...
Afghanistan flash floods decimate villages, killing 315 and injuring more than 1,600
Thousands of homes were damaged and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said, while aid groups warned of damage to health care facilities and vital infrastructure, such as water...