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PeopleMom with Terminal Cancer, 30, Dies After Raising $1 Million for Her Funeral and Kids’ Trust Fund, Family Says
Erika Diarte-Carr died on Saturday, Oct. 12, two weeks after raising over $1 million for her children's trust fund, her cousin announced on Facebook
- People
A Neighbor Grew Worried When Iowa Family Didn't Come Out for Morning Chores. They'd Been Murdered with an Axe Overnight
For 112 years, the brutal bludgeoning of eight people in a quaint Iowa town has stumped investigators
- People
Ill. Dad Sentenced for Fatally Beating Teen Daughter He ‘Did Not Trust’ After Argument Over Attending High School Prom
Mohammed Almaru, 44, was sentenced on Oct. 7 to 55 years in prison for the May 2022 beating death of his 17-year-old daughter, Mia Maro
- People
Woman, 81, Reportedly Decapitated After Falling from Apartment Building in N.Y.C.
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE that the woman fell from a high-rise apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 12
- The Independent
Riley Keough recalls Lisa Marie Presley’s haunting final conversation with Michael Jackson
King of Pop apparently feared he would die in the same way as Lisa Marie’s father, Elvis Presley
- Sky video
Sara Sharif's father told police 'I've killed my daughter' after fleeing to Pakistan, court hears
Sara Sharif's father told police "I've killed my daughter", claiming "I legally punished her, and she died," after fleeing to Pakistan, a court has heard.
- Associated Press
Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her
The father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her, a jury heard Monday. Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at London's Central Criminal Court accused of Sara Sharif's murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik. Opening the trial, prosecutor William Emlyn Jones said all three defendants had played a part in a “campaign of abuse” against Sara in the weeks leading to her death.
- BBC
'Time stopped' after Salmond collapsed at conference
Organisers say the former first minister fell backwards in his chair after suffering a massive heart attack.
- The Telegraph
Alex Salmond ‘died on spot’ from suspected massive heart attack
Alex Salmond “fell sick and died on the spot” from a suspected massive heart attack, police have said.
- Evening Standard
Alex Salmond died 'while trying to open bottle of ketchup', says eyewitness
Mr Salmond was reportedly helping the Alba Party chair open a bottle of ketchup when he suffered a heart attack and died during lunch
- Entertainment Weekly
Lupita Nyong'o hasn't watched “Black Panther ”since Chadwick Boseman's death: 'I'm having a moment'
The actor got choked up after seeing a clip of Boseman in the Marvel film at the BFI London Film Festival on Monday.
- The Independent
One dead and 23 injured in train crash as tree falls on track in New Jersey
The crash has caused mass disruption on the commuter line
- Cover Media
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Lisa Marie Presley kept son's body in her home for two months after his death
The star has revealed she didn't bury her son Benjamin Keough's body until two months after he died by suicide in July 2020, aged 27. She made the confession in her posthumous memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, which was released on Tuesday, almost two years after she died in January 2023. She was 54. In the book, completed by Lisa Marie's actress daughter Riley Keough, the singer explained that she couldn't decide whether to bury her son in Hawaii or…
- BBC
Man, 79, hit by car dies
A 24-year-old man who was driving a BMW is arrested in connection with the incident, police say.
- People
'Loving Mother' of 2 Found Dead by Her Daughter After Being Suffocated in 'Defective' Lift Bed
The victim was remembered as a "strong individual" and "fiercely loyal"
- Evening Standard
Murder investigation launched after man dies following horror shooting in east London
Police rushed to Linton Road in Barking following reports of a shooting on Sunday morning
- The Independent
Teacher who left scratches on a teen’s back following sex and used students as ‘lookouts’ is sentenced
Hailey Clifton-Carmack was a math teacher at a Missouri high school before her conduct was exposed
- Evening Standard
Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek’s tense exchange at Balenciaga show goes viral during Paris Fashion Week
The Big Little Lies star and the Frida actress were standing next to Katy Perry when the moment was caught on camera
- The Telegraph
‘Dad’s Army’ map of how to conquer Taiwan released by China
China has released a Dad’s Army-style animated map of a future takeover of Taiwan, while surrounding its islands with battleships and aircraft in a simulated invasion.
- HuffPost UK
I'm A Pharmacist – These Are The 3 Supplements You're Wasting Money On
The expert said these supplements should actually have warning labels.