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Saved by the Bell Principal Dennis Haskins Dies at 75
Beloved Saved by the Bell
Principal Dies at 75
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Sep 29, 2026 8:11 AM CDT

Beloved Saved by the Bell Principal Dies at 75

Actor Dennis Haskins had been diagnosed with Parkinson's 8 years ago

(Newser) - Dennis Haskins, who spent years shepherding Bayside High's troublemakers as Principal Richard Belding on Saved by the Bell, died Sunday in Burbank, Calif. He was 75. His friend and caretaker Kimberly Snow said Haskins had been living in assisted care since being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease eight years...

Bay City Rollers' Guitarist Neil Henderson Dies at 73
'Hidden Hero' of Bay City
Rollers Dead at 73
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Sep 25, 2026 10:45 AM CDT

'Hidden Hero' of Bay City Rollers Dead at 73

Guitarist Neil Henderson, who left group before they got big, helped shape its early sound

(Newser) - Neil Henderson, who helped shape the earliest sounds of the Bay City Rollers, has died at 73. His death was announced by his later band, Middle of the Road, which called him their "original lead guitarist, songwriter, and friend" and said he'd been struggling to recover from a...

Bob Pettit, the NBA's First MVP and 20K-Point Scorer, Dies at 93

Only his Hawks broke Celtics' string of titles

(Newser) - Bob Pettit, the relentless power forward who became the NBA's first MVP and its original 20,000-point scorer, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater, Louisiana State University, announced Thursday that he died a day earlier, per the AP . Drafted No. 2 by the Milwaukee Hawks in...

ESPN Analyst Chris Spatola Dies 'Unexpectedly' at 47

West Point basketball standout and Army veteran remembered by ESPN

(Newser) - Chris Spatola, a prominent ESPN college basketball analyst and the son-in-law of famed former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, died "unexpectedly" on Monday at age 47, the network said. No cause of death was disclosed. Spatola, who joined ESPN in 2015, "brought a unique perspective to ESPN's college...

'Workhorse' Former Senator Dies at 84
'Workhorse' Former
Senator Dies at 84
OBITUARY
Sep 17, 2026 1:15 PM CDT

'Workhorse' Former Senator Dies at 84

Jon Kyl helped shape water policy in the West

(Newser) - Former US Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in the US West and guided the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, has died. He was 84. Kyl died Wednesday night from a neurological disorder, said Gordon James, a longtime family friend....

Pop Artist Peter Max Dies at 88
Peter Max's Art
Reflected Hopes
of Counterculture
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Sep 16, 2026 7:10 PM CDT

Peter Max's Art Reflected Hopes of Counterculture

Painter said he kept negativity out of his works

(Newser) - Peter Max, the psychedelic pop artist whose rainbows and cosmic jumpers wallpapered the 1960s, has died. He was 88. Max died Monday in Manhattan after a long struggle with dementia, the New York Times reports. A teetotaling vegetarian who credited yoga, not drugs, for his mind-bending visuals, Max turned simple,...

Romantics Anonymous Star Yuri Nakamura Dies at 44
Netflix Star
Yuri Nakamura
Dies at 44
OBITUARY
Sep 16, 2026 7:45 AM CDT

Netflix Star Yuri Nakamura Dies at 44

Japanese-Korean actor in 'Romantics Anonymous' dies after long battle with rectal cancer

(Newser) - Yuri Nakamura, a Japanese-Korean actor best known for Netflix's hit series Romantics Anonymous, died on Sept. 1 of rectal cancer at age 44, her agency announced. Alpha Agency thanked fans and colleagues for their support and said she "maintain[ed] a beautiful and gentle smile" in her final moments...

Fashion Designer Bob Mackie Dies at 87
Fashion Legend
Bob Mackie Dies at 87
obituary
Sep 14, 2026 11:48 AM CDT

Fashion Legend Bob Mackie Dies at 87

He dressed Cher, Madonna, countless others

(Newser) - Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s—including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kookiest getups and Cher in her raciest ones—died Monday at age 87, per the AP . Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Mackie won nine...

Andy 'The Butcher' Williams Dies After In-Ring Collapse

Musician-turned-wrestler dies after collapsing in Pennsylvania tag-team bout

(Newser) - Andy "The Butcher" Williams, who managed to live out two big-stage careers in one lifetime, has died at 48. The All Elite Wrestling performer and longtime guitarist for hardcore band Every Time I Die collapsed at the end of a tag-team match Saturday night at Mr. Smalls Theatre in...

Child Star Robin Morgan Became Poet, Feminist Force

Author founded Women's Media Center with Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda

(Newser) - Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and '50s before becoming a force behind both feminist media and literature, has died. She was 85. Morgan died Saturday in New York, her son said, after dealing with Parkinson's disease for years, per the AP . Her death followed...

Feminist Trailblazer Gloria Steinem Dies at 92
Feminist Trailblazer
Gloria Steinem Dies at 92
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Sep 3, 2026 5:35 AM CDT

Feminist Trailblazer Gloria Steinem Dies at 92

Iconic feminist leader reshaped women's rights and American culture

(Newser) - Gloria Steinem, who for decades embodied feminism for millions of Americans, has died at 92. A statement posted on social media said she died peacefully at home in New York City, surrounded by loved ones, but did not specify a cause, reports the New York Times . "Gloria's near-century...

Rocky Horror Icon Tim Curry Dies at 80
Cause of Death Revealed
for Tim Curry
UPDATED
Sep 3, 2026 12:30 AM CDT

Cause of Death Revealed for Tim Curry

Beloved actor died at 80 of coronary artery disease

(Newser) - Documents obtained by People reveal that Tim Curry died of coronary artery disease. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health notes that a history of stroke and kidney cancer also contributed to his death, but did not cause it. No operations were performed for any of those health conditions,...

Cassandra Wilson, Jazz Singer Who Won Grammys, Dies at 70

'She had an unmistakable vocal tone,' Jon Batiste says

(Newser) - Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and producer has died. She was 70. Wilson died at her home in Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday, the AP reports. Dubbed America's best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was known for her genre-bending voice, which expanded the boundaries...

Wendell Berry, Champion of Rural America, Dies at 92

Kentucky writer, farmer, activist advocated for environmentalism, working the land

(Newser) - Wendell Berry, whose pen-and-plow crusade for small farms and local communities shaped modern sustainable agriculture, died Monday at his home in Port Royal, Ky. He was 92, his daughter Mary Berry said. "There's not enough I could say about him to do him justice," she told the...

Europe's Oldest Monarch Dies at 89
Europe's Oldest
Monarch Dies at 89
OBITUARY
Aug 28, 2026 2:51 AM CDT

Europe's Oldest Monarch Dies at 89

Norway's King Harald V succeeded by son Haakon

(Newser) - Europe's oldest reigning monarch has died, and Norway now has a new king. The palace in Oslo said King Harald V died peacefully Friday at Oslo University Hospital at 6:35am local time, the Telegraph reports. He was 89 years old. Harald, Norway's largely ceremonial monarch since 1991,...

She Lived and Painted From Psych Facility for Decades

Avant-garde Japanese artist dies at 97 in Tokyo

(Newser) - Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist who turned polka dots, pumpkins, and mirrored rooms into global obsessions, died earlier this month at 97 in a Tokyo hospital, her company announced. Recognizable by her trademark bright-red bob and immersive installations, Kusama spent decades voluntarily living and working in a psychiatric hospital, painting...

Sal Veder Spotted Family of POW Breaking Into a Run
Sal Veder Caught 'Burst of Joy'
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Aug 26, 2026 5:45 PM CDT

Sal Veder Caught 'Burst of Joy'

Pulitzer-winning photograph reflected US involvement in Vietnam ending

(Newser) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Slava "Sal" Veder, best known for his picture of an Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam, has died. He was 99. His family said the retired AP photojournalist died Aug. 22 in...

Shelley Fabares, Star of Coach and Donna Reed, Dies at 82

Family says beloved TV star died in Los Angeles Saturday surrounded by loved ones

(Newser) - Shelley Fabares, who grew up on TV as Donna Reed's daughter and later romanced Coach Hayden Fox, has died at 82, People reports. Her family says the actor and singer died Saturday in Los Angeles, surrounded by loved ones. Husband Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H fame and her stepchildren praised...

Trailblazing GOP Senator Dies
Trailblazing GOP Senator Dies
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Aug 22, 2026 1:17 PM CDT

Trailblazing GOP Senator Dies

Kansas politicians remember Nancy Kassebaum for bipartisan work

(Newser) - Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, who carved out her own place in a storied Kansas political family, has died. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, the AP reports. Elected in 1978, she was the first woman to represent Kansas in the US Senate and, for two years,...

Nancy Kissinger, Influential Partner to Henry Kissinger, Dies at 92

Politically savvy partner helped shape Henry Kissinger's public life

(Newser) - Nancy Kissinger, a near-constant presence at husband Henry Kissinger's side as his partner in a high-profile, globe-trotting life, died Thursday at her home in South Kent, Conn., the New York Times reports. She was 92, and her family announced the death. A onetime student of Henry Kissinger's at...

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