In what seems like a tragic urban legend come to life, a star basketball player at California University of Pennsylvania was found dead on Sunday morning. Authorities believe that Shanice Clark may have choked to death when she fell asleep chewing gum. » 1/20/15 4:50pm 1/20/15 4:50pm

Here's some A Rose for Emily shit for your Wednesday: Police in Gloversville, New York, found something horrifying while doing a routine welfare check on a 94-year-old-woman—her rotting corpse, likely decomposing for more than a year. And there's a twist. » 1/07/15 12:10pm 1/07/15 12:10pm

The pastor for the family of Leelah Alcorn, the trans teen who died by suicide last week, says the family moved the location of her funeral and held it privately after receiving threats. » 1/02/15 5:10pm 1/02/15 5:10pm

Luise Rainer, a star from Hollywood's golden age and the first woman to win back-to-back Oscars, has passed away at 104. » 12/30/14 12:30pm 12/30/14 12:30pm

Kids movies have a bad rep for, well, death. Watch pretty much any Disney movie: does the main character have two parents? One of 'em's about to make an unfortunate and tragic exit. A new study has compared children's animated movies to more adult films and when it comes to murder and violence, kids films can really… » 12/20/14 4:10pm 12/20/14 4:10pm

It's the odd nature of celebrity that once you get famous, your life becomes a public commodity that seemingly belongs to everyone and not just you. And now—thanks to the "Famous Deaths" installation at The Museum of the Image in Breda, Netherlands—that's true for death, as well. » 11/26/14 6:20pm 11/26/14 6:20pm

Right now, in a place you've never visited, a person you'll never know is dying. If he's dying in a particularly devastating way—and, more importantly, if he is leaving behind shareable content—it is possible that millions of strangers will mourn his or her death tomorrow. Why? » 11/21/14 1:31pm 11/21/14 1:31pm

A widow in Wales was forced to take her dead husband's ashes to a T-Mobile store to try and get his contract cancelled. » 11/18/14 6:20pm 11/18/14 6:20pm

Chris Picco has recently suffered two devastating losses. His wife, Ashley, died after an emergency C-section, and his son, Lennon was struggling to live from his first moments in the world. And although Picco was decimated by grief, he kept it together to perform this beautiful rendition of "Blackbird" for Lennon as… » 11/13/14 6:50pm 11/13/14 6:50pm

A British cancer patient had a touching reunion with her pet horse in the hours before she died. » 11/09/14 9:30pm 11/09/14 9:30pm

If you're bummed because your high school garage band never took off the way you had hoped and now you're stuck with a boring career in accounting, look on the bright side: Failing to get signed to a label or make millions may have bought you an extra 2o-some years of life. » 10/29/14 5:20pm 10/29/14 5:20pm

Just in case you needed more to be afraid of in life, urinary tract infections are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics used to treat them and have the potential to become life threatening bloodstream infections. Oh, and there's a good chance people are getting at least some of these infections from the… » 10/14/14 4:50pm 10/14/14 4:50pm

This is the most horrifying story I've read this week, and it's been a pretty horrifying week. 18-year-old Kevin Davis killed his mother, had sex with her corpse and then left his home on bicycle. He had also planned to kill his sister but told police "I had my fill of killing. It seemed a little much." » 10/11/14 2:34pm 10/11/14 2:34pm

It might be true that wine is good for your heart and that French children wearing berets enjoy it with every delicious meal of baguettes and cheese (I have never been to France), but for one unfortunate woman, wine ended in her untimely and horrifying demise. » 9/30/14 7:00pm 9/30/14 7:00pm