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Suicide Suspected in Death of Model Daul Kim

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:57:20 CST

Police officially suspect suicide in the death of top South Korean model Daul Kim, who was discovered hanged in her Paris apartment yesterday. Kim’s boyfriend found the 20-year-old Fashion Week regular, the AP reports, and sources tell New York she committed suicide. Also a popular video diarist and blogger , Kim’s...

Rumors Raise Concerns About Mandela's Health

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:14:14 CDT

Nelson Mandela is increasingly out of the public eye, raising questions about his health. The first black president of South Africa “recently decided to cut back his engagements even further and spend more time with his family,” the head of his foundation tells the...

Guru Twittered About Sweat Lodge Death

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:31:09 CDT

James Arthur Ray, who yesterday canceled his upcoming appearances to devote all his "physical and emotional energies" to the fallout from the sweat lodge tragedy, talked a lot about death in the days leading up to the ceremony. His Twitter feed was full of posts that have since been deleted,...

Facebook Gives Death a Makeover

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:08:04 CDT

Facebook has responded to yet another qualm arising from its revamp last week. This one was actually sort of serious: Users were inundated with suggestions that they “reconnect” with friends who—though their Facebook pages were still active—had in reality shuffled off this mortal coil. “Would that I could,...

Picower Death May Stall Suit for Madoff Billions

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 9:40:00 CDT

The death of Jeffry Picower, accused of profiting more than $7 billion from the investment schemes of longtime pal Bernard Madoff, will make it more difficult for suing investors to recoup their money, attorneys said late yesterday. Palm Beach police are investigating the death, after Picower's wife discovered the 67-year-old's...

People Still Signing Up for Guru's Sweat Lodges

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 5:43:00 CDT

James Arthur Ray has hardly missed a beat since three people died in one of his sweat lodge ceremonies two weeks ago: The self-help guru is back on the road peddling his workshops, and many members of his audience seem unfazed by the deaths. "When you're pushing the limits, unfortunately,...

UConn Football Player Slain on Campus

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:11:38 CDT

A University of Connecticut football player has died after being stabbed on campus early this morning. Jasper Howard, a junior cornerback from Miami and the first member of his family to attend college, was 20. Two groups of people scuffled as a dance at the student union was letting out,...

Heroes to Kill Major Character

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:30:49 CDT

A central character will die on Heroes this season. The only hints we get are that the character is male and part of the original cast. E! Online columnist Kristin Dos Santos knows but "can't come right out and name any names." But she adds that "I have to say...

Dad Let Toddler Drown in Sea as He Macked on Mistress

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 3:02:59 CDT

A British dad let a stroller holding two of his children roll from a promenade into the sea where one of them drowned as he made out with his mistress. “I let go of the buggy and seconds into that kiss we heard a plop," married dad of three Andrew...