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Ukrainian Gang Rape Victim Dies

Kevin Spak — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:50:47 CDT

Oksana Makar, the 18-year-old Ukrainian woman who was gang raped, nearly strangled, and set on fire, died today in the hospital, the Kyiv Post reports. Makar suffered burns on 55% of her body following the crime three weeks ago, and had had her feet and one of her arm amputated,...

6M Dead From Tobacco Last Year

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:23:29 CDT

Tobacco killed 6 million people worldwide last year and now ranks as the No. 1 cause of death in China, according to a report from the American Cancer Society and World Lung Federation. What's more, the groups say tobacco use may be responsible for 1 billion deaths this century if...

Top 5 Dying Regrets

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:08:14 CST

What are the most common regrets of people on their death beds? An Australian palliative nurse named Bronnie Ware, who spent years tending to patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives, compiled a top-five list in book form . Here's a peek, from the Guardian :

Nick Carter's Sis Dead at 25

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:06:00 CST

A prescription drug addiction is suspected in the sudden death of 25-year-old Leslie Carter, the singing sis of Aaron and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, reports TMZ . Carter, mom of a 10-month-old baby girl, was found dead in an upstate New York home this week. The singer had moved from Canada...

In South Korea, Human Ashes Become ... Beads

Mark Russell — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:44:41 CST

South Korea, with its Confucian heritage, has long honored the dead, but these days there's little space for outdoor burials and many people find the thought of stowing a loved-one's ashes in an urn distasteful. That's where a company called Bonhyang comes in: It transforms the ashes of the deceased...

Couple Married 6 Decades Die Hours Apart

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:34:29 CST

You may want to break out the tissues before you read on. There are love stories and then there are love stories, and such is the tale of Richard and Nancy Trimmer, who were married 61 years—and died last Sunday, within 12 hours of each other. The Evening Sun...

Divorced? You're 23% More Likely to Die Early

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:36:02 CST

Getting a divorce can do more than just bum you out: It can lead to an increased risk of early death. A new review of 32 studies published over 27 years finds that divorced adults have a 23% greater chance of dying early than married couples do, the Arizona Republic...

Teenage Paintballer Shot Dead by Farmer

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:03:00 CST

A teen paintballer was shot dead by an Indiana farmer who thought he was picking off a coyote. Brandon Spangler, 17, was struck as he was unloading paintball gear from a car with his three brothers and dad, whom he was visiting from Michigan for the holidays, police said. A...

Man Drives With Dead Wife for 225 Miles

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:38:44 CST

In a sad story from Oregon, a 71-year-old man had his wife die in the car beside him as they were driving home to Canada. Unsure what to do, he drove for 225 miles until he was close to the Canadian border, then got out and made a phone call...