Death

A video analysis has revealed that the Israeli military’s attack that led to the death of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, involved the use of 2,000-pound bombs. What Happened: The Israeli military released a video, which upon analysis by munitions experts and The New York Times on...

The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military confirmed the news on Saturday. What Happened: The Israeli military confirmed the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, in an airstrike on...

Recent court filings reveal that the estate of pop legend Michael Jackson was in debt to the tune of over $500 million at the time of his death in 2009. What Happened: Documents filed in Los Angeles on June 21 and later obtained by People magazine last week showed that Jackson owed this massive sum...

After months of questions surrounding the death of Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, the London Inner South Coroner's Court released a statement Tuesday confirming her death as due to natural causes. O'Connor, a beloved figure in the music world, passed away on...

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, is regarded as one of the most successful and influential business icons ever. He is known for his investment prowess, unique personal values and management style. Buffett is renowned for his unassuming and straightforward approach to business and...

The Finance Director for Russia's Western Military District (WMD) and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Marina Yankina, is said to have died after falling 16 stories from a building in St Petersburg.  Yankina's body was discovered on Wednesday by a...

China's National Health Commission (NHC) has reported that nearly 60,000 people have died of Covid since the country abandoned its zero-Covid policy in early December.  Health officials from the NHC said that cases have surged across the nation, according to Reuters.  Chinese...

Former Pope Benedict XVI died Saturday morning. He was 95 years old. According to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, Benedict XVI died at 9:34 a.m. in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City.  The Vatican said his body would lie in state from Monday in St. Peter's Basilica, and his...

Barbara Walters, the revolutionary broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent, died on Friday. She was 93. "She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women. Walters died peacefully at her New York home," AP...

Sports journalist Grant Wahl died in Qatar on Friday after collapsing while covering the 2022 World Cup. He was a long-time writer for Sports Illustrated and went on to work for CBS Sports and wrote a column on Substack.  Wahl, 48, was at the quarterfinal match between Argentina and...

According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the suicide rate in the U.S. increased in 2021, following two years of decline. Close to 47,600 deaths were recorded as suicides in 2021.  In 2018, the number of suicidal deaths in the U.S. was at an all-time...

Carnegie Mellon University associate professor Uju Anya wished Queen Elizabeth II an "excruciating" death after the U.K.'s longest reigning monarch passed away on Sept. 8. Anya tweeted, saying, "I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May...

The British Accession Council on Saturday formally proclaimed King Charles III, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, as the new monarch.  Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, died at her home in Scotland on Thursday, she was 96. It was also confirmed that the state funeral for...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to share his thought about having kids.  He shared how the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a lower birth rate as opposed to the "baby boom" that was expected due to people being forced to stay indoors. Musk also cited a report...

For an event so universal no person in recent history has escaped it, death remains one of the most shrouded, taboo and euphemized issues. Couple that with the "impolite" conversation topic of finances, the negative reputation the funeral industry has received and the rampant emotions...