A religious cult member accused of starving her 1-year-old son to death is making an unusual deal with prosecutors — she wants her guilty plea to be withdrawn if her child is resurrected. picked by suebe 8 months ago

It was the tradition for many centuries for death masks to be made of monarchs, artists and politicians in the time directly after their demise. Take a look at the many faces of death. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Like a cosmic Grim Reaper, a blast of ultraviolet light signals the violent death of the universe's most massive stars. Now astronomers have viewed this heavenly harbinger for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A NEW South Wales woman who claims a frog in her neighbour's pond caused her husband's death fears she may be next. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Emails you (example) when a celebrity or sports figure dies. Free. Simple. Easy. Fun. No bull.
Now checking for deaths every 10 minutes at excite.com entertainment, sports & top news.

WARNING: Cheesy factor VERY high picked by steelshooter 3 years ago

Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.

*wait, didn't the "surge" make baghdad safe? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

So they take the kid away from mom due to drug use. Then the aunt & uncle chain her to a wall and starve her to death. HANG THEM NOW! picked by moe 2 years ago

First it was the death panels, and then it was the death book, or, as it's also known, the Grim Reader. So it can only be a matter of time before Republicans bring us a new talking point on health care reform; Democrats will turn you and your loved ones into zombies. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped to death a woman because she was dressed as a Goth, a court heard.

The drunk teenager was among a gang of five who "savagely and mercilessly" attacked Sophie Lancaster, 20, and her boyfriend, Preston Crown Court heard. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Bigfoot? Meh. If reports are to be believed, the Mongolian Death Worm is the ultimate animal psycho. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A teenager working at the "Goo Goo 3-minute Car Wash" somehow got caught in the machinery and was crushed to death. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man was jailed for three years after he faked his own death in a civil war shoot-out in Sri Lanka in 1987 to escape his creditors and claim S$331,341 ($243,600) in insurance money, a newspaper reported Saturday. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A high school football coach should have realized a player could collapse from heat stroke in the broiling weather during practice, a prosecutor said in announcing reckless homicide charges in a youth's death. A grand jury indicted David Jason Stinson on Thursday in the death of Max Gilpin, 15, a sophomore offensive lineman at Louisville's Pleasure Ridge Park High School. It was Stinson's first y... read full post picked by ftfd09 10 months ago

A fake government office has been discovered in northern India that collected taxes, provided civic services and even handed out birth and death certificates. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Most people are aware of the character and that it symbolizes death. How did our popular image of the Grim Reaper come to be?

Discover the bizarre origin of the Grim Reaper - harbinger of death.
EVERYBODY DANCES WITH THE GRIM REAPER picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Death penalty opponents often argue that it has limited deterrent value. However, a 1999 study conducted at Emory and Clemson Universities found that each execution results in an average of 18 fewer murders. The DPINFO website cites another 2003 University of Colorado study found that the death penalty reduced homicides by five to six victims, but for every three additional pardons or commutations... read full post picked by GKar975 3 years ago

You are flying at 30,000’ or higher and all engines on your aircraft fail. When you are truly staring at Death, the *RAT deploys in a last attempt to save the plane and everyone on board.
*(R)am (A)ir (T)urbine picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The drugs were prescribed "to accelerate Mr Navarro's death in order to recover his organs." picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A severely-ill patient on a strict 'soft food diet' choked to death at a Birmingham hospital after nurses gave him toast. The court was even told that the nurses "believed it was the patient's basic human rights" to have toast if he demanded it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Even after their child dies horribly and they are both found guilty of manslaughter in the neglect death of their child, a homeopath and his wife still swear that homeopathy works and their daughter would have died anyway. picked by equinox 6 months ago