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State Reports First Death From Vaping-Related Lung Injury
Massachusetts health officials are reporting the state's first death from a vaping-related lung injury. -
Rip Taylor, Comedian Known For His Camp And Confetti, Dies At 84
Taylor was a mainstay of 1970s television game shows and variety programs, such as Match Game and The Hollywood Squares. One of his best-known gags was to throw confetti at the audience. -
Dallas Police Investigate Death Of Witness In Ex-Cop's Trial
A man who was fatally shot has been identified as a key witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who killed her black neighbor, Dallas police said Sunday. -
Ginger Baker, Cream Drummer And Force Of Nature, Dies At 80
The 1960s rock icon, who was also an accomplished jazz musician and performed with Fela Kuti, died Sunday morning. -
Diahann Carroll, Groundbreaking Television And Broadway Star, Dead At 84
Carroll is remembered as the first black actress to depict a non-stereotypical character on television on NBC's Julia, which debuted in 1968. She was also a Tony winner and Oscar nominee. -
World War II-Era Bomber Crashes; At Least 7 Reported Dead
A World War II-era B-17 bomber with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday. -
Jacques Chirac, French President Who Opposed U.S. Iraq War, Is Dead At 86
The two-term French president was the first chief executive to acknowledge France's collaboration in the Holocaust. His long career included time as prime minister and mayor of Paris. -
Remembering Boston Rev. Michael Haynes
Reverend Michael Haynes, who was the pastor of Roxbury's Twelfth Baptist Church, passed away at 92 last week. -
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Female Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75
Roberts died Tuesday due to complications from breast cancer, according to a family statement. -
Ric Ocasek, Frontman Of The Cars, Has Died
The lead singer of The Cars — the offbeat Boston rock band that became a mainstay of radio in the 1980s — died Sunday afternoon in Manhattan.
