Former World Champion Runner Kipyegon Bett Dies at 26 After ‘Complaining of Stomach Pains’ for a Month

Photo:Sean Dempsey/EPA/Shutterstock Sean Dempsey/EPA/Shutterstock Former junior world champion runner Kipyegon Bett has died following a short illness. He was 26. The Kenyan athlete — who won the 800 meter title in 2016 — died in a hospital in Bomet, Kenya on Sunday, Oct. 6,according to the BBCandNation Africa. Bett’s sister, Purity Kirui, told the BBC that he had been in a hospital since last Monday after he “started vomiting blood.”

Former WWE Wrestlers Amanda Saccomanno and Sabby Piscitelli Marry in 'French Chateau' Wedding: 'Worth the Wait' (Exclusive)

Silent Capture Saccomanno, who performed under the ring name Mandy Rose, tells PEOPLE that she had looked forward to her wedding day for as long as she could remember and always had grand visions for her big day. “I dreamt of walking down the aisle, I made Pinterest boards and vision boards — you name it,” she says. To make the most of the rare opportunity of having all of their loved ones together in one place, Saccomanno and Piscitelli — who worked with event plannerMargaret Rose— opted for “a long weekend of celebrating our love and joining both of our families and friends together,” the bride says.

FormerSurvivorContestant Nick Brown Becomes First Black Person Elected Attorney General in Washington

From Left: Nick Brown in 2001; and Nick Brown in 2021.Photo:Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Stock Photo; AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Stock Photo; AP Photo/Elaine Thompson FormerSurvivorcontestant Nick Brown has become the first Black person to be elected attorney general in Washington state. Brown, a Democrat, defeated Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano, a Republican, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the statewide election to succeed Bob Ferguson, who was elected to serve as Washington’s next governor, according to theSeattle TimesandNBC News.

FormerWSJEditor, Who Wrote Book About Walking 330 Miles from D.C. to N.Y.C., Dies at 65

Neil King Jr.Photo:Neil King Jr./Instagram Neil King Jr./Instagram A journalist who inspired many with his 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City, has died. He was 65. Neil King Jr., a former global economics editor for theWall Street Journal, died on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from complications related to esophageal cancer, his wife, Shailagh Murray, toldThe Washington Post. King, who got a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Columbia University before graduating from Northwestern’s Medill Graduate School of Journalism, moved to Prague in 1992 as a freelance correspondent, according to hisWSJbio.

Forrest GumpOriginally Had an Unexpected Supporting Character: Curious George

Tom Hanks in 1994’s ‘Forrest Gump’ (left); Curious George (right). Forrest Gumpcould have looked a lot different. Speaking toEntertainment Weeklyin a video published Nov. 13,Forrest GumpdirectorRobert Zemeckisand starsTom HanksandRobin Wrightopened up about the creation of the movie. “I remember that first draft that Eric Roth wrote onGump, it was like 179 pages — Eric had all sorts of like angels flying up, and dreamscapes,” Hanks, 68, said. A still from ‘Curious George’ on PBS.