tragedy

  1. ART Why Do You Lay So Still?

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  2. Tragic Death of Scientist Abhishek Swarnkar: A Dispute Over Parking Turns Fatal

    In a tragic turn of events that underscores how a seemingly minor dispute can spiral out of control, the scientific community in India has lost one of its promising talents. A 39-year-old scientist from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) tragically lost his life...
  3. SATIRE Trump Discusses Tragedy

    "Donald Trump decided to visit an elementary class one day. The teacher asked Mr. Trump if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy.' So our illustrious President asked the class for an example of a 'tragedy'. One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best friend, who lives on...
  4. VIDEO Rail tragedy strikes Argentina

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  5. Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes, 43 dead

    TUNOSHNA, Russia (AP) -- A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed into a river bank while taking off Wednesday, killing at least 43 people and leaving two others critically injured, officials said. It was one of the worst crashes ever involving a sports team. Read Full Story...
  6. Ocala's two-rumped chicken dies in fox attack

    In a wild chase that involved a rooster, two foxes and a frantic poultry owner, Ocala’s chicken with two rear-ends was killed Wednesday. She was 2. Maybe 3. Read Full Story: Link Removed
  7. Des Plaines man, 19, charged in North Side slaying (mug)

    Murder charges have been filed against a 19-year-old Des Plaines man accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy and injuring another 15-year-old boy July 22 on the Far North Side, police said. Read Full Story: Link Removed due to 404 Error
  8. VIDEO Amy Winehouse R.I.P

    Late last night I was shocked (although not suprised) at the announcement of Amy's death. It's a huge shame that a talent such as this will never be fully realised and my condolences go out to her parents during this time. I loved the album 'Back in Black' as it has a similar vibe and sound to...
  9. US woman shooting at dog kills husband

    Police in Mississippi say a woman opened fire on a puppy that had threatened children, but wound up shooting and killing her husband. Read Full Story and video: Link Removed due to 404 Error
  10. Port St. Lucie 17-year-old accused of bludgeoning parents to death, then having party

    PORT ST. LUCIE — Tyler Hadley posted an invitation to a party on Facebook, then killed his parents before as many as 60 people attended the gathering at his home on Granduer Avenue, police said. Photos and full story: Link Removed - Invalid URL
  11. 'Jackass' Star Ryan Dunn Was Trashed And Going 130-140mph When He Killed Himself And Passenger

    Police chief Michael Carroll said on Wednesday that Dunn’s blood alcohol level was .196 -- twice that of the state’s legal limit of .08 when he crashed his Porsche on Rt. 322 killing himself and his passenger Zach Hartwell, according to a press release from the West Goshen Police He was...
  12. U.K. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Leaves Friends $160G for Las Vegas Party

    YORK, England – A British soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan left $161,500 in his will -- so his friends could go on vacation to Las Vegas, The Sun reported Monday Read Full Story: Link Removed
  13. Mom on Facebook sentenced in son's drowning death

    A northern Colorado woman who was playing a game on Facebook while her 13-month-old baby drowned in a bathtub was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. Shannon Johnson, 34, of Fort Lupton, cried as District Judge Thomas Quammen told her he didn't think she was a bad person or that she...
  14. Japanese media pull story of "miracle" tsunami survivor

    TOKYO (Reuters) – It seemed too good to be true. A young man pulled alive from the rubble on Saturday eight days after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Hours after the man made international headlines on Saturday, a glimmer of hope in Japan's worst tragedy since World War Two...
  15. Victims' concerns put London 9/11 sculpture on hold

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Plans to erect a sculpture in a London park using girders salvaged from New York's World Trade Center, which was destroyed in attacks on September 11, 2001, have been put on hold after victims' families complained. The memorial, designed by Japanese-Russian...
  16. Voodoo candles burning during sex blamed for fatal fire (20 firefighters injured)

    Candles arranged on the floor for a voodoo ceremony caused a five-alarm fire that ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building last week, killing a 64-year-old woman and injuring 20 firefighters, the FDNY said Friday. Fire marshals said the fire began around 6:40 p.m. on Feb. 20, when a...
  17. British Teen Dies Moments After First Kiss

    A British teenager collapsed and died minutes after kissing a boyfriend for the first time. Jemma Benjamin, 18, shared her first smooch with Daniel Ross in the hallway of his apartment in South Wales in April 2009, The Daily Mail reported. The pair had been friends for weeks and were...
  18. Man, woman found slain at Mountain View dry cleaning shop ID'd as owners

    Man, woman found slain at Mountain View dry cleaning shop ID'd as owners Mountain View police confirmed Monday that the two people found shot to death at an Escuela Avenue dry cleaning shop Friday were the business' owners, 70-year-old Chang Yong Cho and his ex-wife, 62-year-old In Ku Lee...