Quick poll on what you think they should do with a body if an astronaut dies in space. NASA has yet to decide. picked by camp185 3 years ago

A 10-year-old boy died after he was found hanging from a hook in a bathroom at his suburban Chicago school, and his mother said Wednesday that school officials haven't given her an explanation for what they described as an accident. picked by suebe 10 months ago

ScumbagWilliam Zantzinger, a wealthy Maryland landowner whose fatal beating of a black barmaid was recounted in a Bob Dylan protest song of the 1960s, was buried Friday. He was 69.

*and not a minute too soon* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

A 45-year-old motorcyclist was struck by lightning and killed instantly Saturday afternoon during the storm that swept through northeast Kansas. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Butakov claimed to possess supernatural abilities, boasting to be able to start his “lunch” with a glass of acetone, take a ball of mercury as a main course and chase it down with a bottle of cooling fluid – all with a close-up TV camera aimed at him. picked by kakana 4 months ago

A spate of suicides and attempted suicides by children in China’s biggest city at the start of the school year has prompted at least one bookseller to pull a popular cartoon book off the shelves. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Arbella Perkins Ewings blew out all 114 candles on her birthday cake on March 13 and quietly took part in the celebration that comes with being the third-oldest person in the world. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman said. He was 95. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack, one of only two jockeys to have won the Kentucky Derby five times, died Monday at age 74. picked by punthe 2 years ago

A 15-year-old boy has died in Michigan after police used a Taser stun gun to subdue him, police say.

An investigation was opened and an autopsy ordered with police saying it was not clear whether Brett Elder's death on Sunday was directly linked to the Taser incident. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Two teens could face murder charges after one of them threw a metal tent pole at their father's head, fatally injuring him. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

"I'm not mad. I've just read different books."

I'd not be surprised to find that few of you know who Ken Campbell was, but those who have seen his theatre, documentaries, or TV appearance or read his books and articles will be saddened by this.

"People call me a genius so they don't have to give me a job." picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A young housewife died when she fell off the terrace of a three-storey building here after being attacked by monkeys but a baby she was holding had a miraculous escape. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Actor Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, has died aged 89. picked by beckinacea 7 months ago

Heinz Edelmann, the graphic designer and illustrator for the Beatles 'Yellow Submarine,' died Tuesday, July 21, in Germany. Creating the world of Pepperland, Edelmann illustrated figures like the Blue Meanies, the villains of the film who pursue the Beatles through a morphing seascape. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Jack Kemp, former quarterback, one-time vice presidential nominee, has died after a lengthy illness.. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

The spokesman said the owner had declined to identify the body, saying it could not be Skippi. However, police said the corpse matched their description and that no other kangaroos had been reported missing in the area. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A 16-year-old tourist from Pennsylvania fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

He was succeeded in February by Molly, also known as Connecticut Chuckles VII. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Hello Mrs. De Barros, we have abducted your son and... hello? Hello?? picked by Browntrout 3 years ago