Catherine O’Hara died of a pulmonary embolism and had rectal cancer at the time of her death, NBC News confirmed on Feb. 9. A pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs, was the immediate cause, ...

Local comedian Anthony Krayenhagen was released on bail Thursday after spending two months in jail for allegedly making death threats toward Stanislaus County Supervisor Channce Condit. Krayenhagen’s ...

An accused serial killer could face the death penalty in six slayings in Stockton and Oakland, officials said. San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said Monday he would seek the death ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The death toll from suspected gangsters’ attacks on Guatemalan police rose to 10 on Monday, as Guatemalans saw heavier security in the streets and curtailed rights after Congress ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

About a year into his job as an interfaith chaplain at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., J.S. Park began to have what he calls "really awful death anxiety." "I saw all the ways people could be ...

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While the exact numbers are debatable, scientific research using validated psychometric tools—like the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale—has been conducted in ...

Rohan Naahar is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...

Police have identified the victim of what was called a “suspicious death,” in the area of Ashlan and Villa avenues in Clovis. A man was found dead in a parking lot near the Fresno County Child ...