Double tragedy for Grammy-winning singer Mariah Carey as she loses mother and sister
Mariah Carey mother, Patricia, was previously married to Alfred Roy Carey, the singer’s father. The parents divorced when the Vision of Love singer was 3. Carey grew up in Suffolk County on Long Island and lived primarily with her mother after her parents’ divorce. Her father died of cancer in 2002 at age 72.
Seven people killed in stampede at a music concert in Congo’s capital, authorities report
The stampede occurred at the 80,000-capacity Stade des Martyrs stadium in the heart of Kinshasa where Mike Kalambayi, a popular Congolese gospel singer, was performing, Kinshasa Governor Daniel Bumba said.