Marion man serving life sentence for killing New Mexico officer indicted in Pee Dee paramedic’s death, documents show

A Marion man serving a life sentence for killing a New Mexico State Police officer is now facing federal charges in the death ...

Janis Joplin's Electric Voice Was Influenced by This Legendary Artist

From Bessie Smith’s blues grit to Tina Turner’s fire, these two singers helped shape Janis Joplin’s unforgettable vocal style.
The Daily Courier

Bill Matheny

Bill Matheny, age 88 of Forest City died Monday, January 26, 2026, at Fairhaven of Forest City. Bill was born on October 7, 1937, in Rutherford County and was a ...
WTNH

Middletown police officer dies at 42 after cancer battle

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Middletown Police Department announced in a statement Thursday that Detective Sergeant Daniel “Smitty” Smith died at the age of 42 following a “courageous” battle with ...
CNN

A midwife’s death days after childbirth complications reignites the conversation around Black maternal health

When Janell Green Smith first announced her pregnancy this past summer, her family was ecstatic. After participating in more than 300 births as a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice ...
Ledger-Enquirer

GBI determines Columbus political activist Nathan Smith’s cause of death

Columbus Councilor Toyia Tucker posted on her Facebook page May 22, 2025, a tribute to political activist Nathan Smith after learning about his death. “He didn’t sugarcoat things, and sometimes that ...
Des Moines Register

Grinnell's first Black woman graduate Edith Renfrow Smith dies at 111

Edith Renfrow Smith, the granddaughter of slaves, died at the age of 111. In 1937, she became the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa. Grinnell College honored her by awarding ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Edith Renfrow Smith, a ‘memory keeper’ and living link to history, dies at 111

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Chicago Tribune

Edith Renfrow Smith, part of ‘SuperAgers’ medical study, dies at 111

Edith Renfrow Smith, the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa and a longtime Chicago schoolteacher, remained mentally sharp well past 100, becoming the subject for medical ...
The Grio

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications

Dr. Janell Green Smith, CNM, a South Carolina midwife who was passionate about her work, family, photography, travels, has died from complications related to childbirth. Proudly calling herself a “Loc ...
Forbes

Did Eleven Die In ‘Stranger Things’? Season 5’s Twist Ending Explained

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the entire Stranger Things Season 5 finale. The Stranger Things Season 5 finale dropped on New Year’s Eve, delivering the final episode of the season and the official ...
New York Post

Did Eleven die? ‘Stranger Things’ creators address her fate after series finale

Eleven lives — or does she? The “Stranger Things” series finale left the fate of Millie Bobby Brown’s character up in the air after Eleven seemingly sacrificed herself to destroy the Upside Down and ...