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Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include Pretty Little Baby and Who’s Sorry Now? – the latter of which would later serve as the ironic title for her memoir of a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy – has died at age 87. Her death was announced on Thursday by her friend …

Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman passed away on Thursday morning after a battle with cancer, his agent confirmed to ESPN. He was 38. Braman had been seeking treatment for an aggressive form of cancer. According to a GoFundMe page set up for his treatment, the former Houston Texan and Philadelphia Eagle had undergone several surgeries in Seattle. Braman had two …

The legendary daredevil, best known for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, lost control of his paraglider and crashed into a hotel pool. Renowned extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, most famous for jumping from a record 39 kilometres (24 miles) at the edge of space in the 2012 Red Bull Stratos project, has died in a paragliding accident in Italy on …

Connie Francis, a top-selling singer of the 1950s and ’60s, dies at 87  The Washington Post Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ and ‘Who’s Sorry Now’ Singer, Dies at 87  The New York Times Connie Francis’ ‘Pretty Little Baby’ became an unexpected TikTok hit — 63 years after its release  The Seattle Times 1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer’s life was …

Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, who jumped down to earth from the stratosphere in a 2012 stunt, died in a paragliding accident in the eastern Italian town of Porto Sant’Elpidio on Thursday. According to local media, the 56-year-old lost consciousness while in flight and then lost control of his paraglider, crashing into a hotel pool and lightly injuring a young …

Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman, who made a key-but-overlooked play in the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl victory in 2018, died Wednesday night following a brain cancer diagnosis made earlier this year, his agent said. The 38-year-old Braman died at a hospital in his native Spokane, Washington, agent Sean Stellato told NBC News. “I lost my football brother, my client and …

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Connie Francis sold millions of records, and was the first female recording artist to top the US Billboard Charts Connie Francis, who was at one time the world’s biggest-selling female artist, has died at the age of 87. The musician, whose hits included Stupid Cupid and Who’s Sorry Now, had recently enjoyed a resurgence …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the latter would serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy — has died at age 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron …

A former professional baseball player and father of three died while trying to save swimmers from a rip current off the coast of South Carolina on Sunday, authorities said.  Chase Childers, who was briefly signed by the Baltimore Orioles, entered the water around 4:45 p.m. to help a group of four or five swimmers as they struggled against the current …

Singer Connie Francis, a star of the 1950s and ‘60s known for her hits “Pretty Little Baby” and “Stupid Cupid,” died Wednesday, her publicist announced. She was 87. No cause of death was disclosed. “It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night,” Ron Roberts, …