An examination of actor Tim Curry&#8217;s body revealed that the &#8220;Rocky Horror Picture Show&#8221; star died of coronary artery disease.
According to <a href="https://people.com/tim-curry-cause-of-death-revealed-12068616?taid=6a9876e907aa2e0001642749&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com">documents</a> from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health — obtained by PEOPLE — Curry&#8217;s primary cause of death was coronary artery disease. His previous stroke (2012) and a history of kidney cancer were also listed as significant conditions that contributed to his overall failing health.
The documents, PEOPLE reported, do not show that Curry had any operations related to his prior stroke, the kidney cancer, or the coronary artery disease.
After &#8220;Rocky Horror,&#8221; &#8220;Clue,&#8221; and Stephen King&#8217;s &#8220;It&#8221; made Curry a household name, he went on to appear in dozens of films and television shows — from comedic appearances in &#8220;Muppet Treasure Island&#8221; and USA Network series like &#8220;Monk&#8221; and &#8220;Psych&#8221; to a terrifying turn in the long-running procedural drama &#8220;Criminal Minds.&#8221;
A massive stroke in 2012 left Curry unable to perform at the level he was used to.
&#8220;I was having a massage at the time and I didn’t even actually notice anything, but the guy who was doing the massage said, ‘I’m worried about you. I want to call an ambulance.’ And he did, and I said, ‘That’s so silly,'&#8221; Curry recalled — but after the stroke, he struggled with the use of his left leg in particular for the rest of his life.
Instead, he focused primarily on voiceover roles. From behind a microphone, he voiced hundreds of characters from Nickelodeon&#8217;s &#8220;The Wild Thornberrys&#8221; to Disney Channel&#8217;s &#8220;Phineas and Ferb&#8221; and many more.
Curry, according to a statement from his publicist, passed away at the age of 80 at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, on Tuesday, August 25.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers were called to his home to investigate. Officials also confirmed that the actor died just after 11 p.m.

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As the world mourns the death of American icon Dolly Parton, fans are reflecting on some of her most memorable performances, including her halftime show at the Commanders-Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game in 2023. 
Part of the reason Parton’s death is so difficult to comprehend is that she seemed invincible, even at 80, and that she looked and sounded fantastic just three years ago. For that performance, the country music legend took the stage in a crop-top-style Cowboys cheerleader uniform, white vest, white short shorts, and a star sticker over her belly button. 
Parton proceeded to sing some of her most popular songs, including timeless hits like &#8220;Jolene&#8221; and &#8220;9 to 5.&#8221; She also added some covers of popular songs from her last album, “Rockstar,” which was released in November 2023.
The singer previously talked about turning down the opportunity to perform at various Super Bowl halftime shows in the past, saying the timing never working out. But the stars aligned in 2023 for an epic Thanksgiving Day game show that fans won’t soon forget. 
During a 2024 <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/02/21/dolly-parton-cowboys-costume-songwriting-makeup-essentials/72310940007/">interview</a> with USA Today, Parton said she was nervous to do the Thanksgiving Day performance at the age of 77.
&#8220;I thought, &#8216;Well at my age, if I can pull it off, it&#8217;s going to be good. And if I don&#8217;t, I can just pass it off as an old woman doing a stupid ass thing,'&#8221; she told the outlet at the time. &#8220;I&#8217;ve always said my desire to do something is greater than my fear of it.&#8221;
Parton, one of the most beloved figures in American entertainment history, died on Tuesday after a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dolly-partons-cause-of-death-revealed?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=Entertainment&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Dolly+Parton%E2%80%99s+Cause+Of+Death+Revealed">brief battle with cancer</a>.&#8221;
“But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light, and is in the arms of Jesus,” her nephew Bryan Seaver said in part.
The singer&#8217;s death comes after many months of health concerns. Fans were alarmed in September 2025 when she postponed a scheduled Las Vegas residency, but Parton responded with a humorous health update and saying she needed a &#8220;100,000-mile check-up.&#8221;
Across her six-decade career, Parton wrote over 3,000 songs, scored 25 country No. 1 hits, took home 11 Grammys, and snagged a 2022 induction into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. She initially turned the induction down because she didn’t think she was “rock” enough.
Her humility, kindness, and compassion is all part of what made the singer so beloved by all people across the political spectrum.

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Dolly Parton died Tuesday following a &#8220;brief battle with cancer,&#8221; her representatives revealed after her death was announced and as fans <a href="https://x.com/JWheelertv/status/2092387189170586010?s=20">gathered outside her Nashville home</a> to mourn the loss of one of country music’s most beloved stars.
A spokesperson for the 80-year-old icon confirmed the previously undisclosed diagnosis in a statement to <a href="https://people.com/dolly-parton-died-after-a-brief-battle-with-cancer-her-team-confirms-12067930">People Magazine.</a> The specific type of cancer was not disclosed.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement added.
The Tennessee-born singer was hospitalized on Friday and died four days later at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, confirmed her death in an Instagram video. 
“But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light, and is in the arms of Jesus,” Seaver said.
Parton’s death follows a period of growing health concerns. Fans were alarmed in September 2025 when she postponed a scheduled six-night Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace. True to form, Parton eased the disappointment with humor, joking that she needed a “100,000-mile check-up” — and clarifying that it didn’t involve her plastic surgeon.
Four days before her death, she opened up to <a href="https://people.com/dolly-parton-shares-health-update-while-announcing-plans-for-museum-exclusive-12065750">PEOPLE</a> about her recent health struggles.
“I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [her late husband] Carl,” Parton told the outlet.
President Donald Trump ordered American flags flown at half-staff nationwide for one week beginning Tuesday evening in honor of the philanthropist and country music icon.
“Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away. This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
At Parton’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-world-loves-you-trump-orders-flags-to-half-staff-for-dolly-parton?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98The+World+Loves+You%E2%80%99%3A+Trump+Orders+Flags+To+Half-Staff+For+Dolly+Parton">The Daily Wire</a> reported. The family is asking that, instead of flowers, people donate to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Parton will <a href="https://pagesix.com/2026/08/25/celebrity-news/dolly-partons-funeral-plans-revealed-after-her-death-at-age-80/">reportedly</a> be laid to rest beside her late husband, Carl Dean, at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum — dressed in her signature high heels.

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Family members are blaming &#8220;misinformation&#8221; and a &#8220;campaign of harassment&#8221; for the death ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday.
&#8220;Jason was subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse for more than three years since he accepted the role of professor at Cambridge University by those who would leave no stone unturned in their quest to undermine him,&#8221; <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/world-news/family-of-dead-ex-cambridge-professor-jason-arday-says-he-was-victim-of-misinformation-campaign-despite-plagiarism-allegations/">Arday&#8217;s family</a> said in a statement first published by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/14/jason-arday-found-dead-after-resigning-from-cambridge-over-plagiarism-claims">The Guardian</a>.
&#8220;The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone. We are in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son,&#8221; they wrote, adding, &#8220;We won’t comment further at this point beyond asking the press to leave us alone now, and to stop the campaign of harassment which has been waged against Jason and his family for too long.&#8221;
Arday, 41, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/professor-recently-outed-for-fraudulent-biography-found-dead">found unresponsive</a> in his South London home on Friday — just over a week after he left his position at the prestigious university. Prior to leaving his post, he&#8217;d been accused of plagiarism and of embellishing his life story ahead of the release of his memoir, &#8220;Great and Unfortunate Things.&#8221;
Cambridge initially backed Arday, the youngest black professor to ever teach there, saying in a statement that Arday was &#8220;the victim of a vile campaign to undermine his credibility.&#8221;
In the days that followed, however, Arday filed a &#8220;harassment&#8221; claim against a journalist who was investigating his work — and Cambridge University launched an investigation as well.
&#8220;The University of Cambridge has begun an investigation following new information about Professor Arday’s academic qualifications and honorary appointments. In order to ensure a fair process, we will not comment further until this has concluded,&#8221; the university&#8217;s statement read.
Arday&#8217;s death, according to local authorities, is being treated as &#8220;unexpected&#8221; but not &#8220;suspicious.&#8221;

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WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance eulogized the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) from the United States Capitol on Tuesday, describing Graham as a &#8220;true American original&#8221; and a great statesman who deeply loved his fellow Americans.
Vance spoke in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday morning as he and his fellow Republicans honored the life of the late senator, who suddenly died earlier in July at the age of 71.
The vice president offered his deep sympathy and condolences to Graham&#8217;s family and staff, telling them, &#8220;I know so many of you loved Lindsey like I did. So many of you argued with Lindsey, laughed with Lindsey, relied on Lindsey.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/watch-live-lindsey-graham-honored-in-solemn-capito?contentProgram=Daily%20Wire%20News&amp;contentType=ShowEpisode&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;location=Home%20Tab&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Home%20Featured%20Carousel">WATCH: Lindsay Graham Honored In Solemn Capitol Ceremony</a>
&#8220;Lindsey Graham loved people from all walks of life,&#8221; he reflected. &#8220;I think in part because of the way that he grew up, because of the fact that he wasn&#8217;t handed everything. He was fascinated in everybody. He was fascinated in the wait staff in the Senate dining room. He was fascinated in the people who made the food. He was fascinated in the lowest staffer who had been hired three days earlier. He was fascinated by, of course, the very leadership of our country.&#8221;
&#8220;I think he was fascinated in people because he loved people and he was interested in them,&#8221; he added, describing Graham as the kind of person who &#8220;treated everybody the same because he was fascinated and he loved every single person in this chamber.&#8221;
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Vance shared that he first met Graham when he was on the campaign trail for his Senate race in 2022. He recalled driving in the back of the car with Graham, heading from campaign event to campaign event with the late senator, seeing firsthand how invested Graham was in his fellow Americans, and experiencing Graham&#8217;s &#8220;world-class sense of humor.&#8221;
On the campaign trail, ahead of one of Graham&#8217;s hits on Fox News, Vance asked the South Carolina senator to direct people to his website. Vance joked: &#8220;Over a four-minute interview, he must have mentioned JDVance.com close to a dozen times. The host would ask, &#8216;How was the weather?&#8217; And Lindsey would say, &#8216;Well before I check the weather, I always go to JDVance.com.&#8217; And in a four- or five-minute TV appearance, Lindsey Graham raised us over $100,000.&#8221;
&#8220;That swashbuckling, infectious laugh, that attitude, that passion that so many others have talked about,&#8221; Vance shared. &#8220;Lindsey Graham was impossible not to like as a human being and, of course, as a United States senator.&#8221;
Vance recalled getting into a huge argument with Graham about a funding bill for Ukraine during a Senate lunch. Afterwards, he said, he went back to his staff and told them he had probably lost Graham&#8217;s vote on important rail legislation he was working on. Later on, he found out that the &#8220;fiercest advocate of that bill behind the scenes was Senator Lindsey Graham.&#8221;
&#8220;I went to Lindsey and I said, &#8216;Why are you helping me? Why are you helping this legislation?&#8217; And I expected him to do what so many politicians would do. I expected him to lie and say, &#8216;Well, I really care about rail legislation.&#8217; And he said, &#8216;I don&#8217;t care about that at all.&#8217; I said, &#8216;Why are you helping me?&#8217; And he said, &#8216;Well, I don&#8217;t care about it, but you do.'&#8221;
&#8220;And that was the kind of colleague he could be,&#8221; Vance added. &#8220;A person you argued with and fought with in one minute but behind the scenes, without collecting an ounce of credit, was working for you and working for the things that you cared about in the next. That was who Lindsey Graham was.&#8221;
Vance credited Graham with helping Justice Brett Kavanaugh make it through his Supreme Court confirmation, describing the late senator as a &#8220;fierce&#8221; advocate for the embattled Supreme Court justice nominee, swaying other senators with his passionate defense of Kavanaugh.
&#8220;I believe he saved that nomination,&#8221; Vance said.
&#8220;He saw that the Senate at its very worst could be a venue for character assassination,&#8221; the vice president said. &#8220;But because he loved people, he saw that the Senate at its very best could be a deliberative body geared towards persuading people. And that&#8217;s what Lindsey Graham did in that case and in so many others.&#8221;
&#8220;I choose to remember Lindsey Graham as a man who could disagree with you without being disagreeable,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;I choose to remember Lindsey Graham as a person who could fight with you on one issue but fight for you on another issue. I remember Lindsey Graham as a man who loved people. And because he loved people, he was willing to reason with them, to respect them, and ultimately to persuade them.&#8221;
&#8220;May God comfort all of those who loved Lindsey Graham, particularly his beautiful family,&#8221; Vance concluded. &#8220;And may God rest the soul of Senator Lindsey Graham, a true American original.&#8221;

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Three people were killed and four more were wounded when at least two gunmen opened fire at a bustling food festival beneath the Space Needle in Seattle on Sunday.
Shots rang out at around 6:00 p.m. PT at the Bite of Seattle food festival, an annual free weekend-long event that typically attracts 350,000 people. When police arrived on the scene, two people were seen shooting at each other and officers immediately sought to chase down the suspects while other officers provided first aid to the wounded, according to the Seattle Police Department, ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/multiple-people-shot-seattle-center-police/story?id=135108867">reported</a>.
One of the suspects was found and taken into custody on Sunday evening, but police are still searching for the other suspect as of Monday morning. It remains unclear if the gunmen were only targeting each other or if they purposely fired at other festival attendees.
While one suspect remains on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3lMwXrLfGA">said</a> at a press conference on Sunday night that there is no ongoing threat to the community. Police recovered two weapons at the scene of the shooting.
In a press conference on Sunday night, leftist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson opened the briefing to discuss &#8220;gun violence&#8221; and argue that the city and the country have &#8220;a lot of work to do &#8230; to make this better.&#8221; As the mayor lectured about &#8220;gun violence,&#8221; a reporter cut in, saying, &#8220;I get your passion, mayor, but we need to know what happened tonight, please.&#8221;
The mayor then turned the press conference over to the assistant police chief to go through the details of the shooting.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, and a third person died later at the hospital, according to Davis. Those killed were a 19-year-old man, a 44-year-old man, and a 56-year-old woman. A 2-year-old boy was among the four people wounded and is in stable condition in an area hospital. Michael Girardi, a man who witnessed the shooting, told The Seattle Times that the toddler&#8217;s mother was &#8220;in anguish&#8221; as her son was being treated by paramedics. The young boy appeared to be conscious and wasn&#8217;t crying, according to Girardi.
A 23-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman are also in stable condition, while a 40-year-old woman with minor injuries declined to be transported to a hospital.
&#8220;Thankfully, we had officers on the scene that were brave, went to those shots, and prevented more victims from being injured,&#8221; Davis said.
Estan Wakonabo <a href="https://apnews.com/article/seattle-center-shooting-food-festival-space-needle-90548c65364e742a97fb7cb0fea31209">told</a> the Associated Press that he and his girlfriend were waiting in line for a photo booth at the festival when he was pushed in the back and turned around to see chaos.
“People were hiding, were pushing, people were falling on the ground, baby strollers were falling,” Wakonabo said.

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Last week, Christian apologist and Boston College professor Dr. Peter Kreeft, 89, gave heartbreakingly beautiful <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/pints-with-aquinas-ep-587?elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+Show+Episodes+Carousel">marriage advice</a> in the wake of the passing of his wife, Maria. 
Kreeft, who was married for 63 years, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/pints-with-aquinas-ep-587?elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+Show+Episodes+Carousel">told</a> The Daily Wire&#8217;s &#8220;Pints with Aquinas&#8221; host Matt Fradd that someone should only get married if he loves the other person&#8217;s soul, describing his &#8220;last view&#8221; of his wife and how he fell in love with her again in that moment. Kreeft&#8217;s wife died in May.
&#8220;What advice do you have for someone watching this who&#8217;s newly married or who is about to be?&#8221; Fradd asked Kreeft.
&#8220;Do you think, that when you are very old, and your wife is very old and ugly and wrinkled, and fat, and not very bright or even nasty, that you will still find her beautiful?&#8221; the author posed. &#8220;If so, marry her.&#8221;
&#8220;The last view I had of my wife in the nursing home about an hour after she died, I fell in love with her again. Here is a wasted, emaciated, wrinkled, suffering body — it&#8217;s as beautiful as a crucifix,&#8221; an emotional Kreeft said. &#8220;&#8216;Cause that body ain&#8217;t gonna last, but the soul is.&#8221;
&#8220;So if you don&#8217;t love her soul, but just love her body, don&#8217;t get married,&#8221; he added.
The moment was marked by deafening silence from Fradd, who looked overwhelmed with emotion.
Folks online had a similarly emotional reaction to the marriage advice.
&#8220;I sent this to my oldest kids this morning because it’s the perfect answer. Tune out the lost boys who say a never ending line of women is fulfillment. What this man describes is,&#8221; activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck <a href="https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/2077158435548778852?s=20">commented</a>.
&#8220;Ohhh my word. Instant tears,&#8221; conservative host Liz Wheeler <a href="https://x.com/Liz_Wheeler/status/2077066375680381151">said</a>. &#8220;This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard someone say.&#8221;
Pro-life activist Kristan Hawkins <a href="https://x.com/KristanHawkins/status/2077099882129793206">reacted</a>, &#8220;This was such a beautiful and profound moment on [Matt Fraad]&#8216;s podcast, Pints with Aquinas. When Matt Fradd asked Dr. Peter Kreeft what advice he would give newly married couples, his answer gave me chills. Every husband and wife and anyone who feels called to marriage should hear this.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/pints-with-aquinas-ep-587?elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+Show+Episodes+Carousel">Watch Matt Fradd&#8217;s full interview with Dr. Peter Kreeft</a>

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Actor Sam Neill, best known for his role in the iconic Steven Spielberg classic “Jurassic Park,” died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 78.
His family shared a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DauK0SrT6uJ/?hl=en">statement</a> on the actor’s passing on Monday morning. “It is with immense sadness that the whānau [extended family] of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney, Australia,” the statement began.
“Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life,” the statement continued. “The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free. They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
Neill announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, but in April of this year, he was declared cancer-free.
The actor, who was born in Northern Ireland, was instantly recognizable for his starring role in “Jurassic Park,” but Neill almost didn’t get the role as there was a lot of competition in Hollywood. Ultimately, the star was picked for the part of Dr. Alan Grant after Harrison Ford turned it down.
“I like playing villains and bad guys, characters with moral ambiguity, because, in a way, they are easier to play,” he <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-13-ca-2614-story.html">told</a> the Los Angeles Times when the film debuted in 1993.
He also appeared in films including “The Hunt For Red October” and “The Piano” along with popular television shows such as, “The Tudors” and “Peaky Blinders.”
In 1993, Neill <a href="https://www.twopaddocks.com/the-story/">opened a vineyard</a> in New Zealand and saw its continued success as being a major part of his legacy beyond his film career.
He said during an interview with Esquire U.K. in 2016, “It doesn’t matter how popular an actor you are, nobody will remember you forever. Acting is ephemeral so it’s nice if you can leave something behind, like a great wine or a beautiful house that has a legacy.”
Neill is survived by four children and eight grandchildren. Neill&#8217;s son Andrew was placed for adoption when he was a baby, and he and Neill connected later in life and developed a relationship, which the actor detailed in his memoir, “Did I Ever Tell You This?”
Neill was previously in a long-term relationship with New Zealand actress Lisa Harrow and was later married to Japanese makeup artist Noriko Watanabe from 1989 until 2017.
The actor took pride in his craft and was not interested in the celebrity lifestyle.
“I do hope I’m not a celebrity because … I think it’s two different jobs,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald in 2023. “You can be an actor — hopefully a very good actor — but it’s another job to be a celebrity, and that’s one you can sign up for or not. And I never signed up for that. I’ve avoided that like the plague.&#8221;
“The winemaking thing is absolutely half my life and has been immensely rewarding, and it’s very different from everything else that I do. I’m sort of … half-farmer, half-thespian, if you like,” Neill said.

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The Medical Examiner of Washington, District of Columbia, released preliminary details on Sunday after examining the body of deceased Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
Graham&#8217;s office shared a statement with several outlets on Sunday afternoon, revealing details about what the ME believed had caused the senator&#8217;s sudden death at the age of 71: &#8220;Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.&#8221;
According to the statement, the findings are preliminary until all forensic testing — including both microscopic and toxicological — has been completed.
&#8220;The death certificate will be PENDING until all the toxicological and microscopic testing are finalized and at that point the death certificate will be updated to reflect the cause of death and appropriately classify the manner of death,&#8221; it read.
Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) is a condition in which plaque — made up of calcium, fatty deposits, and cholesterol — sticks to the interior walls of arteries, causing them to become more narrow and less flexible over time. The restriction of blood flow leads to a number of serious conditions, from high blood pressure and Coronary Artery Disease to heart attacks and strokes.
The aorta is the largest artery in the body, and aortic dissection — a tear in the wall of the aorta — is an immediately life-threatening condition characterized by sharp pain in the chest or back. The same condition was responsible for the sudden deaths of actors Alan Thicke in 2016 and John Ritter in 2003.
According to a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/12/us-news/lindsey-graham-medics-called-over-chest-pains-heart-attack-before-death/">report</a> published Sunday by The New York Post, EMTs were dispatched to Graham&#8217;s Capitol Hill residence at 8:30 p.m. local time to assist a man who was suffering from sever chest pains. Approximately 25 minutes later, emergency responders confirmed that they were performing CPR on a man in his 70s following a sudden cardiac arrest.
Their arrival, according to the same report, was initially complicated by a dead-bolted door — one that the unidentified 911-caller had said was likely to be unlocked. The caller was reportedly en route from Baltimore, Maryland, to Graham&#8217;s location at the time the call was made.
Graham was transported from his residence to George Washington University Hospital at approximately 9:30 p.m., and within a few hours, his office had published a statement confirming his death from a &#8220;brief and sudden illness.&#8221;
President Donald Trump offered his thoughts on the matter almost immediately, and even stepped in to do the &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; interview Graham had been scheduled to do on Sunday morning — but when asked about Iran, he made it clear that he was only there to talk about his friend.
Later in the day, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116908044067369620">announced</a> via his Truth Social platform that flags across the nation would be lowered in Graham&#8217;s honor for the next week: &#8220;In honor of the remarkable life and achievements of Senator Lindsey Graham, a dear friend of mine, and a truly great man, who achieved so much for our Country, and his beloved Home State of South Carolina, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Saturday evening at 6 P.M. GOD BLESS YOU LINDSEY!&#8221;

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Bonnie Tyler — the smoky-voiced Welsh belter who turned heartbreak into arena-sized bombast with &#8220;Total Eclipse of the Heart&#8221; — <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bonnie-tyler-singer-died-11b043ebdb4fa946daa42aad804ce4a1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died Wednesday</a> in a Portuguese hospital. She was 75.
The singer, born Gaynor Hopkins in the coal-mining village of Skewen, Wales, had been battling an illness and passed away in Faro, where she&#8217;d made her home for decades, her family confirmed in a Facebook post.
Her road to that final night was tough. Back in May, Tyler underwent emergency surgery on a perforated intestine, was placed in an induced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-singer-wakes-up-from-coma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coma</a>, and spent weeks fighting for her life in intensive care before doctors believed she was turning a corner.
Tyler&#8217;s raspy, whiskey-and-cigarettes voice — the product of throat surgery she had in 1977 to remove vocal nodules — became one of pop&#8217;s most distinctive instruments, and she leaned into it hard. &#8220;I can&#8217;t help it if I&#8217;ve got a husky voice,&#8221; she once <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/arts/music/bonnie-tyler-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot back</a> at critics who compared her to Rod Stewart.
That voice found its perfect vehicle in 1983&#8217;s &#8220;Total Eclipse of the Heart,&#8221; a Jim Steinman-penned monster originally dreamed up for a Nosferatu musical. The song was practically destined for Meat Loaf — until he lost his voice during recording and Tyler swooped in. The track shot to No. 1, sold millions, and hasn&#8217;t left the culture since, still racking up karaoke nights and eclipse-season streaming spikes more than four decades later. &#8220;
“After it was a hit,” she remembered, Meat Loaf “always used to say: ‘Dang. That song should have been mine!’” She told The Telegrapgh last year, “How can you ever possibly imagine it would still be so big today and people who weren’t even born then would be singing it at karaoke?”
Tyler followed up with &#8220;Holding Out for a Hero,&#8221; the synth-pop banger that soundtracked &#8220;Footloose&#8221; and blared out of gyms and movie screens throughout the &#8217;80s. She racked up three Grammy nominations along the way, though she never took one home.
The daughter of a coal miner and one of six kids, Tyler credited her mother with instilling the grit that carried her out of Wales and onto the world stage, once recalling her mom&#8217;s blunt advice: believe in yourself, because nobody else will do it for you.
She went on to represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision in 2013, released more than a dozen albums across her career — her last, &#8220;In Berlin,&#8221; dropped in 2024 — and was honored with the Order of the British Empire in 2022 for her contributions to music.
Tyler is survived by her husband, Robert Sullivan, a former Olympic judo competitor turned property developer, whom she married back in 1973. A full list of survivors was not immediately available.

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A teenager who went missing after a boat trip with his friends on the Fourth of July was found dead as authorities identified his body Tuesday afternoon.
Nolan Wells, 18, was identified by the Jackson County Coroner’s Office through dental records after his body was discovered “in the water, just offshore” from Horn Island, a popular island off the coast of Mississippi, on Monday morning. Wells and his friends were celebrating the holiday on the boat on the island before his disappearance.
Wells’ cause of death is still unknown pending autopsy results that could take weeks. Authorities told ABC News that drowning appears to be the most likely cause of death at this point in the investigation.
Wells and his friends left for the island from a private dock in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, early on Saturday. He was last reported seen around 3 p.m. “talking to a girl” on the northern side of the island. His friends returned home without him, and Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter stated that it appears Wells “chose to stay there.&#8221;
When Wells did not return home, his mother reported him missing late Saturday night. Videos then began to surface on social media appearing to show a heated confrontation on the island on the Fourth of July, sparking online speculation about whether it was connected to Wells&#8217; disappearance. Authorities say they are aware of the footage and reviewing it, but have not verified its authenticity or linked it to his death.
Authorities have <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nolan-wells-missing-mississippi-horn-island-family-ben-crump/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=976922074" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> for &#8220;original, unedited photos and videos taken on the northwest tip of Horn Island, particularly those depicting alleged altercations or containing images of, or believed to include Nolan Wells.&#8221;
Wells’ mother, Christine Wonsley, has posted on her Facebook regarding the situation.
“His father, Elmore Wonsley and I are not ok. We have so many questions,” she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/christine.wonsley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>. “Our hearts are breaking, we keep waiting for Nolan to walk through that door with his beautiful smile and a joke of course.”
“Missing our Nolan so much every second of everyday. This has been the worst time of our lives,” she said in another post.
The family has retained nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump.
&#8220;His family deserves answers. They deserve the truth,&#8221; Crump <a href="https://x.com/AttorneyCrump/status/2074589567131267537" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;We will not rest until every fact about what happened to Nolan on Horn Island is brought into the light, and we call on investigators to pursue this case with the urgency and transparency this family deserves.&#8221;
Currently, no foul play is suspected in Wells&#8217; death, but the investigation is still ongoing.

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A speeding New Jersey driver who struck and killed two World Cup fans before fleeing the scene was charged on Wednesday, authorities said. 
David J. Zapata-Vera, the 26-year-old driver, surrendered himself to authorities on Tuesday after speeding through a Newark intersection as two women were walking across the street.
He was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, and two counts of endangering an injured victim, <a href="https://newjersey.news12.com/2026/06/24/newark-man-charged-in-fatal-hit-and-run-that-killed-two-women/7Bq8OuMsh2GYswRm00t1cz">according</a> to New Jersey News 12. He is currently being held in the Essex County jail without bond. 
The victims, Maria Isabel DeLos Angeles, 61, and Mariana Elizabeth Valverde Beltran, 58, were in the crosswalk when they were hit by Zapata-Vera, <a href="https://njecpo.org/arrest-in-fatal-hit-and-run-crash-that-killed-two-women-in-newark/">said</a> the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The two women were walking home from a World Cup watch party on Saturday night, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/us-news/two-nj-women-killed-in-hit-and-run-crash-as-they-walked-home-from-world-cup-watch-party/">reported</a>.
Surveillance cameras on the street captured the red sedan speeding through the intersection before it struck the victims, sending them airborne.
Manuel Candelaria, a witness to the tragedy, claimed that Zapata-Vera accelerated through the intersection. “The light was changing, this side was red, this side was yellow, I don&#8217;t know if he was drunk, but anyway he put the gas and that&#8217;s what happens,” he said.
The two victims were rushed to the University Hospital Newark, where they were pronounced dead.
“You have to live with this for the rest of your life. I hope the person is found but also for that person it’s something you have to live with for the rest of your life, it’s on your conscience,” Jeffrey Chacon, Beltran’s cousin, said to WABC. “My dad is managing his emotions with trying to contact everyone in Ecuador, her sisters, her son.”

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