Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ’60s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and whose personal life was filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died. She was 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron Roberts, who did not immediately provide additional details. “It is with a…
Jimmy Swaggart, one of the country’s best-known televangelists who apologized after he was caught in a sex scandal, has died, his ministry’s SonLife Broadcasting Network announced in a statement shared with CBS News. He was 90. Swaggart died Tuesday morning, the statement said. News of his death was also posted to his official Facebook page. “Today,…
Aggressive Construction Company Ltd lost its license to build in Hong Kong in 2023 after five workers died (©GCR, illustration by Denis Carrier) A Hong Kong contractor fighting to keep its licence to build in the special administrative region after a spate of site deaths has been kicked off its four remaining projects. The company,…
A 70-year-old Dalit man was allegedly burned alive in Jakhota village near Pipala, located in Santalpur taluka of Patan district. The body, discovered wearing women’s clothing and anklets, has sparked outrage and concern among the local community. The victim has been identified as Harji Bhai Deva Bhai Solanki. According to reports, the murder occurred in…
An American climber died attempting to scale the world’s fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, in the Himalayas, his expedition organizer said Monday. It was the second death of this climbing season. Alexander Pancoe, 39, died at Camp 2 of the 27,838-foot mountain Sunday evening. “He had descended after an acclimatization rotation to Camp Three, and was not…
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died, her agent confirmed to CBS News on Friday. She was 88. Buzzi died Thursday at her home in Texas, her…
Seven popes have been buried at St Mary Major, which is commonly known by its Italian name Santa Maria Maggiore, but none have ended their days there since Clement IX in 1669. “The place is already prepared,” Francis told an interviewer in 2023, explaining that he had a “very deep bond” with the Virgin Mary…
Iconic Melbourne fashion designer Perri Cutten has died at the age of 73. She was the founder of the Perri Cutten brand, which has been a mainstay of women’s wardrobes for more than 40 years. The Austin Group, which acquired the brand, said Ms Cutten’s name had become “synonymous with timeless elegance and sophistication”. “She…
Hailey Okula, a nurse influencer, has died after giving birth to her first child, a son named Crew, her husband told CBS Los Angeles. They had dealt with infertility for almost two years. Okula, a 33-year-old ER nurse known online as “Nurse Hailey,” openly shared her journey with infertility and pregnancy on social media to her…
In the wee hours of the morning, several days after my husband’s death in 2003 from sudden cardiac arrest, I awoke out of breath, my heart racing. Would my daughters be able to stay in their schools? Could I continue to pay the mortgage on our home? When my husband accepted his first overseas diplomatic…