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Post | 11/05/2008 6:00 pm

Michael Crichton Dies of Cancer at 66

Michael Crichton – famously known as the author of Jurassic Park and creator of the TV drama series "ER" —  died from cancer on Tuesday. He was 66
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Post | 08/21/2008 10:30 am

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-OH, Dies at 58

First black congresswoman from Ohio, known for taking on President Bush, suffered a brain hemorrhage
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Post | 11/10/2008 10:45 am

8-Year-Old Boy Accused of Killing Father Faces Court Today

The eight-year-old Arizona boy who reportedly confessed to shooting his dad, Vincent Romero, with a rifle is due in court today – the same day of Romero’s funeral. Did something terrible trigger this third grader to kill his father?
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Post | 11/03/2008 1:10 pm

Jennifer Hudson's Family Attends Private Funeral Today

A private memorial ceremony for family only will be held today to mourn the loss of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson; brother, Jason Judson; and nephew Julian King. Hudson did not attend public services held over the weekend
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Post | 11/03/2008 9:45 am

Veteran NY Times Reporter, Trailblazing Edith Evans Asbury, Dies at 89

Asbury covered birth control, the Black Panthers and urban housing conditions in an era when many other female reporters were covering lighter topics
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Martha Moxley

Post | 10/28/2008 2:07 pm

Martha Moxley Murder Case Retold on A & E

A 15-year-old girl was found dead on Halloween Day in her upper-class neighborhood. She was beaten to death with a golf club. The murderer was her 15-year-old neighbor a nepher of a Kennedy, Michael Skakel, charged two decades later …
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

A Friend Stopped By | 10/27/2008 12:30 pm

How to Attract as Many Insane People as Possible to Your Website, by Judy Bachrach

What could go wrong with a project built on good intentions? wOw friend Judy Bachrach fills us in on the moments she’s tempted to rethink her mission
By Judy Bachrach

Question of the Day | 10/24/2008 1:00 am

If you were writing your obituary, what would you title it?

Marlo Thomas, Liz Smith and more of the wOw women with their final words

Photo Essay | 10/20/2008 12:30 pm

From Queen Elizabeth to Mary-Kate, Mr. Blackwell's Ten All-Time Worst-Dressed Women

Mr. Blackwell, the fashion critic who created the Ten Worst-Dressed List, died at the age of 86 on Sunday. wOw remembers the chief of the fashion police with a photo essay of ten past and present victims of his stinging fashion remarks — from Queen Elizabeth II to Mary-Kate Olsen

Post | 10/02/2008 11:05 am

'Mr. Clean' Actor House Peters Jr. Dies at 92

The original ‘Mr. Clean,’ known for his role promoting P & G household cleaners, House Peters Jr., died of pneumonia Wednesday
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Post | 09/09/2008 11:46 am

Readers of Stephanie Nielson’s 'Mommy' Blog React to Her Plane Crash as if She Were Family

When a small private plane carrying Stephanie Nielson, a young mother who lives in Mesa, AZ, crashed three weeks ago leaving her in critical condition, letters and e-mails of prayers poured in from all over the country from followers of the mom’s blog
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Philomena "Fannie" Gotti / Dapper Don John Gotti

Post | 08/28/2008 1:10 pm

The 'Ma Barker' of the Mafia, 'Ma Gotti' Philomena Gotti, Dies at 96

Philomena ‘Fannie’ Gotti, the matriarch of what became the country’s best-known organized crime family, died of natural causes in a nursing home at age 96. She married John Joseph Gotti and gave birth to 13 children — five of whom grew up to be mobsters
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Question of the Day | 08/27/2008 1:00 am

Sunday is the 11th anniversary of Princess Diana's death. Do you remember where you were when you heard the news that she died?

On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana died after a car crash. Her tragic death shook the world. Liz Smith and Joan Ganz Cooney recall the moment when they heard the sad news
Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 08/27/2008 1:00 am

Joan Ganz Cooney Reflects on the Passing of a Princess

I was at our then-house in East Hampton …
Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 08/27/2008 1:00 am

Why Liz Smith Felt 'Robbed' When Princess Diana Died

As public icons go, I liked her a lot. But when she died I was stunned at my emotional reaction. I realized I felt I’d been ‘robbed’