Steven Weatherford ran upstairs to wake his father and two aunts as a fire engulfed their home in Oakland, Calif. He later died of smoke inhalation, the authorities said.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is mourning the loss of a man remembered as a giant in the civil rights movement and the faith-based community. Family and friends say Bishop Henry Williamson Sr. died on Christmas Day after a brief illness. He was the 52nd Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Memphis. Throughout the […]

Kim Kardashian shared rare pics of herself and all four of her and ex Kanye West's children—North West, 11, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 6, and Psalm West, 5—standing in front of a Christmas tree. Puerto Rican boxer Paul Bamba, 35, died on Friday evening less than a week after breaking Mike Tyson's 38-year-old record.

COLCHESTER, Vt. ( WCAX /Gray News) - A homeowner and their dog died in a Christmas Day house fire in Vermont. The Colchester Fire Chief said Wednesday around 3:45 a.m., crews got a call about a house fire. When they arrived, at least half of the home was on fire and the roof started caving in, according to the fire chief.

A man who was planning to propose to his girlfriend in about a week died in a Christmas house fire after saving several family members, according to officials and news reports.

Fire crews in Lancashire were called to two separate house fires on Christmas Day. The cause of the first blaze, which began at about 03:20 GMT in Lytham St Annes is under investigation, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said.

Two fires at a block of flats on Christmas Day are believed to have been started deliberately. Emergency services attended the flats in Clifton Road, Worthing, on Wednesday, December 25, at 2.27am and 4.