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Five crew members were killed and three others injured during a lifeboat drill in the Canary Islands.

In what may be one of the cruelest online pranks ever, a new trend is emerging on Facebook: the "dead" prank. A loophole in Facebook's new "memorialization request" form has made it as easy a few clicks to convince Facebook that anyone, regardless of the truth, is dead, and the prank doesn't even require proof.

YouTube comedian and rapper Freddy E, 22, shot himself to death after being dumped by girlfriend Honey Cocaine

New York City police are pursuing the case of Brandon Woodard "aggressively" and have some intriguing leads, according to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, but authorities are still largely mystified with the chain of events that lead to the Los Angeles man's seemingly planned out murder Monday.

Both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border mourn today as evidence continues to suggest iconic Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera was killed along with six others when her plane crashed in northern Mexico

Mother-of-two Jacintha Saldanha was found dead in her residence after she transferred a prank call from two Australian DJs asking about the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's pregnancy.

Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, whose choice of novel rhythms, classical structures and brilliant sidemen made him a towering figure in modern jazz, has died at the age of 91, his longtime manager and producer Russell Gloyd said on Wednesday.

Forget palpable tension and spurts of gory violence. The mid-season finale of "The Walking Dead" was an all out war.

Kansas City Chief's linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins and then turned a gun on himself early the morning of Saturday, Dec. 1, committing suicide in front of his coach and general manager at Arrowhead Stadium, local police said.

Mexican authorities discovered the bodies of eight men and the remains of others in the northern state of Chihuahua over the weekend, the local government said on Sunday.

Three-time world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho is brain dead following a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico, a doctor said on Thursday.

Two people died and 21 others were injured in Peru's capital on Saturday as protesters clashed with police trying to shut down a sprawling wholesale market, raising the death toll to four since street battles erupted at the site on Thursday.

Elizabeth Taylor surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, with her estate pulling in $210 million, much of it from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork, Forbes said on Wednesday.

With just 24 days until the presidential election, President Obama and GOP hopeful Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck according to Gallup's latest polling.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot at suspected drug smugglers who were hurling rocks from Mexico across the border into Arizona, the agency said on Thursday, and Mexican authorities said one of them was killed.

"Moon River" singer Andy Williams has died at his home in Branson, Missouri, his family said Wednesday. He was 84.

Duncan starred in "The Green Mile" and "The Whole Nine Yards." He died two months after suffering a heart attack.

Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday.

An out-of-work fashion designer fatally shot a former co-worker near the Empire State Building on Friday and then was killed in a blaze of gunshots by police, stunning tourists and commuters outside of one of New York's most popular landmarks.

Hyundai is collaborating with The Walking Dead to celebrates the 100th issue of the wildly popular comic series.