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4 Dead After Eating This Deadly California Mushroom

State health department warns 3 others needed liver transplants after eating death cap mushrooms

(Newser) - Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that's proliferating in California following a rainy winter. The California Department of Public Health is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging altogether this year because death cap mushrooms are easily...

Lil Jon 'Extremely Heartbroken' Over Update on Missing Son

Rapper says body found in Georgia pond on Friday was that of 27-year-old Nathan Smith

(Newser) - Lil Jon says he is "extremely heartbroken" after authorities in Georgia recovered a body , which the rapper now says is his missing 27-year-old son, Nathan Smith, from a pond near the younger man's home. In a Friday statement to USA Today , Lil Jon and Smith's mother, Nicole...

Drone Attack Hits Displaced Families, Killing 2 Dozen

At least 8 children are dead after paramilitary ambush in Sudan

(Newser) - A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted. Saturday's attack by the Rapid Support Forces...

Police Helicopter Responding to Active Shooter Crashes; 2 Dead

Pilot, trooper dead in evening crash in Flagstaff, Arizona

(Newser) - An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to assist officers with an active shooter situation crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic on board, authorities said, per the AP . A Ranger helicopter crew responded to assist the Flagstaff Police Department and other law enforcement...

Disabled Son Dies After Caregiver Dad Detained by ICE

Maher Tarabishi's detention preceded rapid decline of 30-year-old son Wael

(Newser) - A Texas family says a bureaucratic decision cost a disabled man his last days with his father, as well as a final goodbye. In 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement allowed 62-year-old Jordanian national Maher Tarabishi, who'd overstayed a 1994 tourist visa and then been rejected for asylum, to stay...

Rain, Then Landslide Doomed Hundreds in Congo Mine

At least 200 have perished at the Rubaya mines

(Newser) - A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving hundreds dead, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, a spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of...

'Ms. Shirley,' a 'First Responder' for the Homeless, Dies at 58

Advocate Shirley Raines, who founded Beauty 2 the Streetz, used social media to spread the word

(Newser) - Shirley Raines, who turned makeup kits, hot meals, and a smartphone into a national platform for people living on the streets of Los Angeles, has died at 58. The Clark County Coroner's Office in Nevada confirmed her Tuesday death; the cause hasn't yet been released, per the Washington ...

Texas Community Mourns Teen Killed in Sledding Crash
2nd Teen on Sled
Pulled by Jeep Dies
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Jan 29, 2026 7:44 AM CST

2nd Teen on Sled Pulled by Jeep Dies

16-year-old girls described as best friends, now 'in heaven together'

(Newser) - A Texas teen placed on life support after a Sunday sledding crash that killed her friend has died from her injuries. Family identified her as 16-year-old cheerleader Grace Brito, best friend of fellow victim 16-year-old Elizabeth Angle. "She was a selfless person who always wanted to make others smile...

3 Brothers Drown in Icy Texas Pond
3 Brothers Drown
in Icy Texas Pond
Jan 27, 2026 12:16 PM CST

3 Brothers Drown in Icy Texas Pond

Tragedy in Bonham just one of many as extreme winter weather sweeps across nation

(Newser) - The toll from this week's winter storm grows: Three brothers, all under 10 years old, drowned after falling through the ice on a pond in Texas, a county sheriff said on Tuesday. The boys, ages 6, 8, and 9, died on Monday, according to Fannin County Sheriff Cody Shook...

7 Dead After Suicide Bomber Attacks Wedding in Pakistan
At Pakistan Wedding,
a Deadly Attack
Jan 24, 2026 10:30 AM CST

At Pakistan Wedding, a Deadly Attack

At least 7 are dead, 25 injured after suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan

(Newser) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding 25, police said. The attack took place at the home of Noor Alam Mehsud, a pro-government community leader in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in...

Landslides Plow Into New Zealand House, Campground

At least 2 are dead after landslides slam into house, campground in New Zealand

(Newser) - Landslides hit a house and a campground in New Zealand on Thursday, leaving at least two dead while emergency crews tried to rescue others buried in the rubble, officials said. The first landslide hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay, on New Zealand's North Island, at 4:...

Pregnant NC Officer Dies After Doctors Delay Lifesaving Care

State's abortion limits, medical delays blamed in preventable death of 34-year-old Ciji Graham

(Newser) - A North Carolina police officer who feared her pregnancy would kill her died after failing to get either urgent heart treatment or a timely abortion, despite repeatedly seeking help from doctors and clinics. Medical experts who later reviewed the case say 34-year-old Ciji Graham's death was likely preventable and...

100-Plus Dead as Torrential Rains Flood Southern Africa

(Newser) - Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops, and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world's biggest game reserves, as torrential rains and flooding in three countries in southern Africa killed more than 100 people, authorities said on Friday. The death toll across South Africa,...

Avalanche Fatally Buries 2 Snowmobilers

2 others rescued in central Washington, including one who was 'partially buried'

(Newser) - A backcountry outing in Washington state's Cascades turned deadly Friday when an avalanche fully buried two snowmobilers near Longs Pass, authorities say. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office identified the victims as Paul Markoff, 38, of North Bend, and Erik Henne, 43, of Snoqualmie Pass, per NBC News . They...

At Seemingly Cursed Reservoir, an Even Darker Backstory

Per the Guardian , fatal accidents at Georgia's Lake Lanier are entwined with past racist terror

(Newser) - Lake Lanier may be metro Atlanta's favorite playground, but its backstory reads more like a layered crime scene. The human-created reservoir, built in the 1950s to control flooding and supply water, sits atop drowned farmland, graveyards, and what was once the Black community of Oscarville. That town's residents...

Co-Owner of Swiss Ski Bar Jailed After Deadly Fire

Le Constellation's Jacques Moretti faces negligence charges after bar failed safety checks

(Newser) - Swiss authorities have taken one of the owners of a ski resort bar into custody as they investigate a New Year's Eve fire that killed 40 people and injured more than 100 others. Prosecutors in the Valais region say co-owner Jacques Moretti, a French citizen, is suspected of negligent...

One Man's Quest to Bring 'Goodness' Back to Burials
When You Die, You Could
Be the 'Whole Forest'
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Jan 4, 2026 9:30 AM CST

When You Die, You Could Be the 'Whole Forest'

Tenn. conservation cemetery offers natural burials, an ecofriendly alternative to cremation, vaults

(Newser) - A man who once sold caskets now spends his days helping people return to the ground with as little interference as possible. John Christian Phifer, a former conventional mortician, is the founder of Larkspur Conservation, a nonprofit burial preserve outside Nashville, Tennessee, that offers "natural burials" meant to return...

A Look Back at the Big Names We Lost in 2025

Pope Francis, Charlie Kirk, Ozzy are just some of the notables whose deaths made headlines

(Newser) - The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 brought change to the Catholic Church, which is now led for the first time by an American pope. And when trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide at 41, it brought additional scrutiny to the investigations of sex offender Jeffrey...

Skier Dies After Falling Into Pile of Fresh, Deep Snow

Toronto woman, 47, may have suffocated after immersion accident in Banff National Park

(Newser) - A ski trip in Alberta's Banff National Park turned fatal over the weekend for a 47-year-old woman from Toronto. Sunshine Village Ski Resort says the woman was skiing on Saturday afternoon on Banff Avenue, a beginner-rated green run on the lower mountain, when she plunged into a pocket of...

Boy, 5, Dies on Family Trip Before Making It Up Slope

Hinata Goto died after his arm got caught in 'snow escalator' at Hokkaido's Asari ski resort

(Newser) - A family ski outing in northern Japan ended in tragedy after a 5-year-old boy became trapped in a moving walkway at a Hokkaido resort and died, prompting a safety investigation and criticism of the equipment's design. Local media identified the child as Hinata Goto of Sapporo. He was using...

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