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[Archive 2010-05-29] US actor Dennis Hopper dies at age 74

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-05-29. Actor, director, and artist Dennis Hopper has died today at the age of 74. He was known to suffer from prostate cancer since

[Archive 2010-05-28] US actor Gary Coleman dies aged 42

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-05-28. US actor Gary Coleman died Friday at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah, after complications from a brain

[Archive 2009-01-16] US actor Patrick McGoohan dead at age 80

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-16. Two-time Emmy Award-winning American-born actor, Patrick McGoohan, famed for his role as Number Six in the 1960s cult British

[Archive 2011-06-26] US actor Peter Falk dies aged 83

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-26. US actor Peter Falk died on Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills, California after a struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Falk

[Archive 2023-02-16] US actress and model Raquel Welch dies at age 82

Historical Wikinews report from 2023-02-16. US actress and model Raquel Welch died yesterday in Los Angeles, California, Stephen LaManna, her manager, announced. She was

[Archive 2018-07-23] US director James Gunn fired from Marvel Studios for decade-old offensive tweets

Historical Wikinews report from 2018-07-23. On Friday, US director and screenwriter James Gunn was fired from work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios r

[Archive 2012-06-02] US fans turn out for 2012 Phoenix Comicon

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-06-02. Phoenix, Arizona — Last weekend, Phoenix fans of comics, science fiction, horror, fantasy, cos-play, anime and manga, Society

[Archive 2012-01-19] US government, music industry websites taken offline in web attack

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-01-19. The day after several major websites staged a mass blackout over proposed United States anti piracy legislation, namely the S

[Archive 2007-11-11] US honors military service on Veterans Day

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-11. In Washington, D.C., many people observe the day by visiting the Vietnam War Memorial, which was opened 25 years ago. Later,

[Archive 2009-01-28] US novelist John Updike dies age 76

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-28. Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist John Updike has died of lung cancer at a hospice near his home in Beverly Farms, Mas

[Archive 2013-10-02] US novelist Tom Clancy dies at age 66

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-10-02. The bestselling US novelist Tom Clancy died yesterday in a hospital in Baltimore, according to his publisher. The sixty-six y

[Archive 2011-03-17] US rapper Nate Dogg dies at age 41

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-17. United States rap star Nate Dogg has died at the age of 41. The cause of death was reported by his attorney as complications

[Archive 2011-06-17] US Representative Anthony Weiner resigns over sexual conduct

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-17. Anthony Weiner announced his resignation yesterday afternoon as a Democratic representative from New York to the U.S. House o

[Archive 2017-10-05] US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-05. At the age of 66, US rock musician Tom Petty suffered cardiac arrest on Monday morning and died that evening at the UCLA Medi

[Archive 2012-01-21] US singer Etta James dies aged 73

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-01-21. Legendary soul singer Etta James died aged 73 yesterday at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California after a long

[Archive 2010-01-17] US TV host Conan O'Brien leads in late night ratings

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-01-17. Television ratings for Conan O'Brien's NBC program The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien have risen dramatically amidst controv

[Archive 2010-01-13] US TV host Conan O'Brien rejects NBC's offer to switch his show's time slot

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-01-13. On Tuesday, United States television personality Conan O'Brien announced in a statement that he will no longer serve as the h

[Archive 2010-11-09] US TV: Jay Leno bested by Conan O'Brien in late night ratings

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-11-09. Television audience ratings for U.S. TV host Conan O'Brien's first TBS program Conan last night were higher than rival Jay Le

[Archive 2011-06-07] US X Factor producers confirm line-up changes

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-07. The production companies of the United States television programme The X Factor US have confirmed that Cheryl Cole has been r

[Archive 2023-08-09] US: Writers, entertainment producers' groups meet two months into writers' strike; writers' says 'no agreement'

Historical Wikinews report from 2023-08-09. The WGA claimed the AMPTP planned to propose the parties replicate, on issues common to both disputes, the AMPTP agreement wi

[Archive 2010-09-28] Utah police investigate polygamist family from reality show 'Sister Wives'

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-09-28. The polygamist family at the center of the new TLC reality television series Sister Wives are now the subject of a criminal i

[Archive 2008-02-27] Van Canto's Stefan Schmidt on a capella metal, Wacken, Nightwish, piracy & more

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-27. That's how the official website of van Canto describes the band. Hailing from Germany, van Canto are what is called an a cape

[Archive 2008-07-12] Van Halen singer impersonated in Canadian medical scare

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-12. Canadian police officers who thought they were saving Van Halen singer David Lee Roth's life in May have now learned that the

[Archive 2013-09-02] Veteran journalist David Frost dies aged 74

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-09-02. The British broadcaster and journalist Sir David Frost has died of a heart attack, aged 74. Best known for an interview with

[Archive 2007-12-13] Victoria Wyndham on Another World and another life

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-13. Victoria Wyndham was one of the most seasoned and accomplished actresses in daytime soap opera television. She played Rachel

[Archive 2008-11-04] Viewed wins the 2008 Melbourne Cup

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-11-04. Bart Cummings wins his 12th Melbourne Cup with Viewed ridden by Blake Shin. Bauer, ridden by C W Brown, was second after the

[Archive 2007-10-03] Vivien Goldman: An interview with the Punk Professor

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-10-03. Vivien Goldman recalls with a laugh the day in 1984 when she saw her death, but the laugh fades as she becomes lost in the me

[Archive 2008-01-09] Von D from "LA Ink" TV series sets world record for tattooing

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-09. Realising how visual a medium tattooing is, tattoo artist Kat Von D of TV series LA Ink set a world record while raising fund

[Archive 2009-12-05] Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Russian actor most famous for Stirlitz, dies at 81

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-12-05. Born in 1928, he made his film debut in 1948. The first fame came in 1968, when he featured in Sergei Bondarchuk's Oscar-winn

[Archive 2007-10-05] W.A.S.P. announce 'The Crimson Idol' 15th-anniverary world tour

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-10-05. American heavy metal/shock rock band W.A.S.P. have announced a world tour to mark the 15th anniversary of the release of conc

[Archive 2005-10-10] Wallace and Gromit sets destroyed by fire

Historical Wikinews report from 2005-10-10. The sets and props of popular claymation characters Wallace and Gromit have been destroyed in a warehouse blaze this morning

[Archive 2014-01-28] Warhol's photo legacy spread by university exhibits

Historical Wikinews report from 2014-01-28. Evansville, Indiana, United States — This past week marked the opening night of an Andy Warhol exhibit at the University of S

[Archive 2007-06-22] We, the two-headed snake, dies in U.S. museum at age 8

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-06-22. We, a two-headed albino hermaphrodite rat snake that was featured on national television in the United States and attracted a

[Archive 2015-02-16] Welsh historian John Davies dies aged 76

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-02-16. John Davies, highly regarded Welsh historian, has died at the age of 76. Davies worked closely with the British Broadcasting

[Archive 2010-09-02] Welsh TV pioneer Owen Edwards dies at age 76

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-09-02. Owen Edwards, the former director of BBC Wales and the first chief executive of Welsh language television station S4C, died o

[Archive 2009-10-19] Whitney Houston has 'wardrobe malfunction' during UK debut on TV show 'X Factor'

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-10-19. American singer Whitney Houston's debut performance in the United Kingdom didn't go exactly to plan on Sunday night, causing

[Archive 2014-02-11] Wiki loves the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Historical Wikinews report from 2014-02-11. Last week fifty volunteers, from nine countries covering nineteen languages, spent four days at the European Parliament build

[Archive 2007-08-04] Wikimania 2007 Exhibitions shows the culture of freedom

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-04. On the second day of Wikimania 2007 in Taipei, Group Sessions continued, while the Virtual i.d.ea Interactive Net Art 2007 Ex

[Archive 2007-08-02] Wikimania 2007 Site Events warming up for main conference

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-02. Counting down to Wikimania 2007, the Site Events such as "Hacking Days & Extra", "One Laptop Per Child Curriculum Jam", and t

[Archive 2008-07-18] Wikimania 2008 opens at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-18. Thursday saw the start of the fourth International Wikimedia Conference, better known as Wikimania 2008. The conference is be