Stephen Junker, a 58-year-old Minnesota pastor and father of five, died weeks after being found face down in a cruise ship pool off the coast of Italy, a trip meant to celebrate his son's wedding. Junker was pulled from a pool aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship in mid-August, unresponsive and suffering from a spinal […] The post Minnesota pastor dies after spinal injury in cruise ship pool during son's wedding celebration appeared first on American Almanac .
Stephen Junker, a 58-year-old Minnesota pastor and father of five, died weeks after being found face down in a cruise ship pool off the coast of Italy, a trip meant to celebrate his son's wedding. Junker was pulled from a pool aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship in mid-August, unresponsive and suffering from a spinal cord injury. The Italian coast guard airlifted him to a hospital in Naples, where surgeons performed emergency spinal cord surgery. The operation could not reverse the damage. Junker was left quadriplegic and unable to breathe without a ventilator. On August 23, he was transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for further treatment. But additional diagnostic testing delivered the worst possible news. His daughter…Open
Beijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded.
Hundreds of fans packed the streets of a small Welsh seaside village Saturday to welcome home the coffin of Bonnie Tyler, the coal miner's daughter whose voice carried "Total Eclipse of the Heart" past a billion streams and into permanence. Tyler's hearse rolled through Mumbles, near the city of Swansea, with her coffin draped in […] The post Hundreds line Welsh streets as Bonnie Tyler's coffin comes home to Mumbles appeared first on American Almanac .
Hundreds of fans packed the streets of a small Welsh seaside village Saturday to welcome home the coffin of Bonnie Tyler, the coal miner's daughter whose voice carried "Total Eclipse of the Heart" past a billion streams and into permanence. Tyler's hearse rolled through Mumbles, near the city of Swansea, with her coffin draped in a Welsh flag. Dozens of mourners gathered outside her former home on Mumbles Road, leaving floral tributes along the curb. The singer died last month in a hospital in Faro, Portugal, at 75, months after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery there in May. NBC News reported that fans traveled from across the United Kingdom and beyond to pay their respects. The procession brought Tyler back to the village she…Open
AI:Hundreds of fans gathered in the Welsh seaside village of Mumbles to honor the life and legacy of legendary singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin returned home. The "Total Eclipse of the Heart" star, who passed away at age 75 in a Portuguese hospital following health complications, was met by massive crowds lining the streets near Swansea. Once a coal miner's daughter from Skewen, Tyler achieved global stardom with hits like "Holding Out for a Hero" and earned an MBE for her contributions to music. Following a procession through Mumbles draped in the Welsh flag, a formal celebration of her life is scheduled at a church in Swansea before a final journey through her birthplace.Open
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral on Wednesday.
A memorial for Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative lawmaker and Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman, is being held in Devon, England, on Wednesday, with Nigel Farage and other Reform leaders paying their respects to the legendary politician. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral service on Wednesday. She is believed to have been murdered in a politically motivated terror attack. DETAIL: The Reform leader paid tribute to Widdecombe as an “extraordinary woman.” The requiem Mass took place at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England. As a committed Roman Catholic,…Open
Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad is one of a handful of service members who've recently died in the conflict with Iran. Her family says she knew from a young age she wanted to serve in the military.
OZONE PARK, Queens (PIX11) -- A community will come together on Friday morning to honor a local Army sergeant whose life ended after an attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. Hundreds of mourners are expected to fill Calvary Assembly of God and the sidewalks of Ozone Park, Queens, to honor Sgt. Angel Rampersad, a [...]