His assistant Linda Bridges says Buckley died Wednesday morning at his home in Stamford, Conn. She says he had been ill with emphysema and was found dead by his cook. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Zhang Hanzhi, Mao Tse-tung's English interpreter has died at 72.

No comment yet from Uncle Duke.

*Reference to the Doonesbury character here picked by Moe 2 years ago

"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," picked by escaflowne 2 years ago

She was hospitalized with an aneurysm earlier today and died later on. picked by Moe 1 year ago

A seven-year-old boy who died defending his elder sister from a rapist has been honoured with an Order of Courage medal. Evgeny Tabakov’s mother picked up the award for her dead son. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Mom and kids were on the way to visit him in the hospital after being wounded. The car crashed and 2 kids died. Today their last child died from his injuries. picked by moe 2 years ago

Unpaid parking tickets proved fatal for a terminally ill New York man who died after callous cops locked him up for four days for a minor traffic offense, a lawsuit claims. picked by suebe 10 months ago

A schoolgirl wasted away and died after developing such a fear of dentists that she would not even open her mouth to eat. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In a cruel twist of fate - a teenager was killed by a hit-and-run driver at the same spot where his 14-year-old friend had died in a car crash just hours earlier. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A release from the ''Paul Harvey News'' office says Lynne Harvey died early Saturday at their home in suburban River Forest after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Her age was not immediately available.

Update: She was 92

-Good day. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, who achieved commercial and critical success with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa, has died. He was 73.

*Truly, one of the greatest directors. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

He died is his sleep last night, around 6 pm, story is developing.

R.I.P. Dom picked by DaftGretel 7 months ago

He was an renowned Australian musician. He earned great success in the 1960s as a clean-cut pop idol, and in the 1970s as the lead singer of hard rock band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs. Of course, he is best known for the great song "Children Of The Sun" picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The man who helped Jim Henson create the beloved "Sesame Street" character Big Bird has died from congestive heart failure. He was 91. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

A 66-year-old woman has died after being struck on the head by a golf ball hit by her playing partner. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

A Great-grandmother from Weston has defied fate by dying 11 times in 18 months. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Just a little 70's nostalgia for you from Paper Lace...
Then the door burst open wide
And my daddy stepped inside
And he kissed my mama's face
And he brushed her tears away picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Just in case you were missing his face in the media lately.

UPDATE: Coroner rules homicide! picked by Moe 3 months ago

Velma Wayne Dawson, who made the "Howdy Doody" marionettes, died at her home in Palm Desert Wednesday. She was 94 picked by punthe 2 years ago

The 91st-richest man in the United States, a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his home garage's roof, local authorities said Friday. picked by ashlesdc 2 years ago