Tragedy

Amanda Gallagher, a photographer from Wichita, Kan., died on Oct. 26 due to injuries she sustained from backing into an active plane propeller. She was 37.

October 28, 2024

Demi Lovato's sister Madison De La Garza, a Desperate Housewives alum, underwent an emergency C-section to deliver her first baby, who did not survive.

October 26, 2024

Nicole Scherzinger—who helped form One Direction as a judge on X Factor—was texting Liam Payne on Oct. 16, the day he died following a three-story fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina. 

October 24, 2024

Jesse Craig from “Craigville,” a community in North Carolina nicknamed because of the family’s decades-long impact, said Hurricane Helene killed 11 family members, including his parents.

October 11, 2024

Michael Gardner—a professional alpine-climber who scaled mountains in Denali, Alaska and Nepal—died from a fall while descending Nepal's Jannu East mountain on Oct. 7. He was 32. 

October 10, 2024

Riley Keough said her mom Lisa Marie Presley died of a broken heart after losing son Benjamin. But Elvis Presley's only daughter had sung about the grave awaiting her at Graceland 20 years beforehand.

October 8, 2024

Meredith Gaudreau—whose husband Johnny and brother-in-law Matthew were killed in a biking accident in August—shared she is pregnant with a “blessing” during a memorial service on Sept. 9.

September 9, 2024

Ugandan distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei died due to severe burns after, police say, a man she allegedly dated doused her with gasoline and set her on fire.

September 5, 2024

Lupita Nyong’o penned a sweet tribute to her late Black Panther costar Chadwick Boseman, who died in 2020 at age 43 following a battle with colon cancer. 

August 29, 2024

There was a violent storm, but even then, luxury yachts are built to weather such events. So why did this boat sink off the coast of Sicily, leaving seven people dead?

August 24, 2024

Scott Peterson—who maintains he didn't kill his pregnant wife Laci Peterson in 2002—discussed his behavior during the investigation, his affair with Amber Frey and more in a new Peacock docuseries. 

August 20, 2024

Axel Rudakubana, 17, has been charged with murder after three girls died and several other people were injured in a stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England.

August 2, 2024

Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark and Amber Nelon Kistler—three members of gospel quartet The Nelons—were killed in a plane crash. Learn more about the singers & surviving member Autumn Nelon Streetman.

July 29, 2024

My Sister Sam's Rebecca Schaeffer thought she was opening her door for a script when she was gunned down by an obsessed fan in 1989.

July 21, 2024

How Carolyn Bessette really felt about her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr. before they died 25 years ago in a plane crash on July 16, 1999.

July 16, 2024

Dartmouth College student Won Jang was found dead in the Connecticut River on July 7, hours after the 20-year-old was reported missing. 

July 10, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs incorporated tributes to cheerleader Krystal Anderson into the 2024 season to honor her following her death.

July 9, 2024

Child star turned adult phenom Naya Rivera had endless talent and even bigger dreams, but none of that topped the late actress' self-described "first priority": Raising her beloved son Josey.

July 8, 2024

Married at First Sight alum Andrew Jury died June 27 while in custody at an Auckland, New Zealand, corrections facility. He was 33. 

July 1, 2024

Tamayo Perry – an actor whose credits include 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' and ‘Blue Crush’ – died after a shark attack on Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii.

June 24, 2024

TikTokers Alexandra Madison and Jon Bouffard opened up about experiencing a miscarriage six months after the couple found out they were expecting their first baby.

June 21, 2024

One year after the U.S. Coast Guard announced its search for the Titan submersible, a vessel that had been traveling to the Titanic wreck, look back at the five individuals who lost their lives.

June 19, 2024

An investigation by the U.S. federal government has found that the transcripts supposedly sent from the Titan submersible prior to its implosion in June 2023 were fake.

June 11, 2024

While Amy Winehouse's life in the spotlight was a study in artistic highs and destructive lows, the biopic Back to Black has been criticized for sanding off the roughest edges of her story.

May 26, 2024