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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Kaley Cuoco pays tearful tribute to late TV dad John Ritter at charity gala

Kaley Cuoco broke down at a Los Angeles gala honoring her late "8 Simple Rules" co-star John Ritter, calling his 2003 death "one of the worst days of my life", and pledging to keep his legacy alive. The actress, who was just 16 when she landed the role of Ritter's oldest daughter on the ABC […] The post Kaley Cuoco pays tearful tribute to late TV dad John Ritter at charity gala appeared first on American Almanac .

Kaley Cuoco broke down at a Los Angeles gala honoring her late "8 Simple Rules" co-star John Ritter, calling his 2003 death "one of the worst days of my life", and pledging to keep his legacy alive. The actress, who was just 16 when she landed the role of Ritter's oldest daughter on the ABC sitcom, delivered an emotional speech Saturday night at the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health's annual Evening From the Heart Gala. Ritter's widow, Amy Yasbeck, and his son Tyler Ritter co-hosted the event, which drew fellow television veterans and raised money to fight the condition that killed the Emmy-winning actor at 54. Cuoco, now pregnant with her and fiancé Tom Pelphrey's second child, recalled the first time she met Ritter, at the…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Katey Sagal recalls the final hours before John Ritter's sudden death on the set of '8 Simple Rules'

Katey Sagal has opened up about the day she lost co-star John Ritter to a sudden aortic dissection in 2003, a loss that still shapes how she remembers one of television's most beloved actors. Sagal, 72, told podcast host Ted Danson on *Where Everybody Knows Your Name* that she was on the set of ABC's […] The post Katey Sagal recalls the final hours before John Ritter's sudden death on the set of '8 Simple Rules' appeared first on American Almanac .

Katey Sagal has opened up about the day she lost co-star John Ritter to a sudden aortic dissection in 2003, a loss that still shapes how she remembers one of television's most beloved actors. Sagal, 72, told podcast host Ted Danson on *Where Everybody Knows Your Name* that she was on the set of ABC's *8 Simple Rules* the afternoon Ritter fell ill. By that evening, he was gone. He was 54 years old. The timeline she described was jarring in its speed. The cast finished shooting a promotional segment around 4:00 p.m. on September 11, 2003. Ritter wasn't feeling well and retreated to his room. Sagal and the rest of the cast went home. Roughly five hours later, she learned Ritter had been rushed to Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank,…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Tuberville reveals Graham's final phone call: a plea for help that came too late

Sen. Lindsey Graham spent his last conscious moments not dialing 911 but calling a former staffer, someone he trusted, to say he was having chest pains. By the time emergency responders forced open his door, the 71-year-old South Carolina Republican was already in the grip of a medical crisis no one could reverse. Sen. Tommy […] The post Tuberville reveals Graham's final phone call: a plea for help that came too late appeared first on American Almanac .

Sen. Lindsey Graham spent his last conscious moments not dialing 911 but calling a former staffer, someone he trusted, to say he was having chest pains. By the time emergency responders forced open his door, the 71-year-old South Carolina Republican was already in the grip of a medical crisis no one could reverse. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., filled in the details for reporters as the Senate returned to Washington after the Fourth of July recess. The connection between the two senators' offices turned out to be the thread that tied Graham's final minutes together, and exposed just how alone the longtime lawmaker was when he needed help most. Graham died over the weekend from an aortic dissection, a sudden tear in the inner wall of the…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Netanyahu discloses Lindsey Graham's last words to him: a fight over keeping U.S. aid to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on American television the day after Senator Lindsey Graham's death and revealed a conversation that says more about the late South Carolina Republican than any eulogy could. In their final exchange, Graham pushed back against Netanyahu himself, insisting the United States must not walk away from military aid to […] The post Netanyahu discloses Lindsey Graham's last words to him: a fight over keeping U.S. aid to Israel appeared first on American Almanac .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on American television the day after Senator Lindsey Graham's death and revealed a conversation that says more about the late South Carolina Republican than any eulogy could. In their final exchange, Graham pushed back against Netanyahu himself, insisting the United States must not walk away from military aid to Israel, even after the Israeli leader told him he wanted to phase it out entirely. Graham, 71, died Saturday evening in Washington, D.C., after what his office called a "brief and sudden illness." He had returned just one day earlier from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announced a bipartisan breakthrough on Russia sanctions . Within hours of landing…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - A look back at South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's political legacy

A lookback at South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham's top moments throughout his years in the political eye. The sudden death of the republican Senator on Saturday sent shock waves through the Senate, as the upper chamber lost a 23-year veteran who shaped debate on a litany of foreign and domestic policy items. Graham died on Saturday “from a brief and sudden illness,” his office said early Sunday. The chief medical examiner of Washington, D.C., preliminarily ruled the 71-year-old’s death stemmed from an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. #lindseygraham #senate #politics

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - DOCTORS: Lindsey Graham did not look well, and needed help | Bianca Across The Nation

Dr. Chauncey Crandall and Dr. Frank Contacessa discussed the rare aortic dissection that rapidly killed Sen. Lindsey Graham on Monday's "Bianca Across The Nation."

NYTIMES (Gina Kolata) - What Is an Aortic Dissection?

The condition that killed Senator Lindsey Graham is deadly, sudden and difficult to treat — “like a knife to the heart,” one expert said.

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - What is aortic dissection? Expert explains Lindsey Graham's reported cause of death | NEWSNATION

Following the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham at age 71, a cardiovascular surgeon explains the medical condition identified as his cause of death: an aortic dissection associated with arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. #lindseygraham #death #aorticdissection

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Lindsey Graham’s ‘Sudden’ Death Caused by Aortic Tear: Medical Examiner.

The death of Senator Lindsey Graham following a "brief and sudden" health crisis has been attributed to an aortic dissection by a preliminary medical examination.

The death of Senator Lindsey Graham following a “brief and sudden” health crisis has been attributed to an aortic dissection by a preliminary medical examination. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The cause of death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a famously pro-Israel and pro-Ukraine ally of President Donald J. Trump , on Saturday has been determined to be an aortic dissection caused by cardiovascular disease in a preliminary finding from the Washington, D.C., medical examiner. However, the death certificate remains “pending” until “toxicological and microscopic testing” are complete. DETAIL: Graham had recently returned from a trip to Kiev, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day before his death.…Open

ABCNEWS - What to know about aortic dissections after death of Sen. Lindsey Graham

Symptoms of an aortic dissection often occur suddenly and include severe chest or back pain that resembles a heart attack.