NYPD officer dies in medical episode while deployed to Kuwait in Operation Epic Fury

A New York City police officer has died while deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. operation ongoing in the Middle East, according to city and state officials. Major Sorffly Davius died Friday at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. She described Davius as … Read more

Ian Huntley, one of the U.K.’s most notorious child killers, dies after prison attack

One of Britain’s most notorious child killers died Saturday, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum-security prison. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker convicted in 2003 for the murder of two 10-year-old girls, had been on life support after being hit repeatedly over the head with … Read more

Former US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii Senate trailblazer, dies at 74

HONOLULU — Former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii State Senate, has died. She was 74. Hanabusa died early Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her friend and former chief of staff in the U.S. House. In announcing her death Friday, … Read more

Haitian man from Boston dies in ICE custody in Arizona. Family says untreated toothache became deadly infection.

Lawmakers are demanding an investigation after a man from Haiti who was seeking asylum in Massachusetts died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Emmanuel Damas, 56, of Dorchester, died March 2 at a hospital in Arizona. He was taken into ICE custody in Boston in September 2025 and had been held at … Read more

Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader and Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died, according to the Associated Press. Bernard LaFayette, III, said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. Bernard Lafayette … Read more

Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Bernard LaFayette, III, said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. On March 7, 1965, … Read more

Haitian man dies in US immigration custody with untreated toothache, brother says

PHOENIX — A Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months died at a hospital Monday after a tooth infection was left untreated, the man’s brother said Wednesday. Emmanuel Damas, 56, told medical personnel at the Florence Correctional Center that he had a toothache in mid-February, but he was not sent to … Read more

Lou Holtz, national championship-winning Notre Dame football coach, dies at 89

Lou Holtz, the former Notre Dame football head coach who led the team to a national title in 1988, has died, the school and his family announced Wednesday. He was 89.  Holtz died in Orlando surrounded by family, the family said. “Holtz is remembered for his enduring values of faith, family, service, and an unwavering … Read more