By 221 BCE, the final kingdom fell, and Zheng proclaimed himself Qin Shi Huangdi or "First Sovereign ... he is believed to have died from drinking mercury contained in his special potions.

During his lifetime, Qin Shi Huang became obsessed with achieving immortality and sought the elusive elixir of life.

Singer, song writer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN Thursday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress ...

This story was updated to add a photo. The Pataskala woman mauled and killed by her neighbor's pigs on Christmas Day died from a loss of blood, according to the Licking County Coroner's Office.

A family’s dream vacation turned tragic when a mother and her 8-year-old son died of food poisoning at a Dominican resort, according to a new $10 million lawsuit. The Gougeon family had traveled ...

An outgoing person, she told the outlet, her ex-husband "died doing what he absolutely loved.” "He had a beautiful energy about him," Jerri Sherer, of Jackson Mississippi, told USA TODAY.

Spend any time listening to Peter Yarrow, the folk musician who died Tuesday at 86, and you’re bound to discover “Puff, the Magic Dragon” — a ballad performed by the trio Peter ...

The family of a teenager who died after a car hit a tree near Wakefield have paid tribute to their "kind, thoughtful, hardworking" son. Koby Jones, 18, from Flockton, was one of three teenagers ...

Ed Askew, a cult folk music singer/songwriter and painter, died on Jan. 4. He was 84. PEOPLE Magazine reported that Askew had been battling “ongoing health struggles” and had been in hospice.

She said she “almost died” as a result of one of her procedures, saying she “couldn’t breathe” after her Brazilian butt lift. But, that hasn’t stopped her from going under the knife ...

Sima wasn't afraid to make harsh judgments. This is what he said about the young Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of a unified China who ruled from 246 BCE to 210 BCE: "With his puffed-out chest ...

The zebra that died in a zoo in Essex after an "incident" with a rhinoceros was killed after the larger animal unintentionally punctured its stomach. Colchester Zoo had revealed over the weekend ...