Imagine the pressure of working on Apple products, not just in terms development but also in terms of secrecy. Imagine what that did to Foxconn employee Sun Danyong, 25, who committed suicide last week after a prototype model of a fourth-generation iPhone he was looking after went missing.

Medical Examiner says murder suicide is the reason behind the killing of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

For many, Wednesday is known as "hump day," when people begin the downward slide toward (yea!) the weekend. New research shows that Wednesday is also the deadliest day of the week for suicides, however.

Details in the death of former NFL MVP Steve McNair are trickling out, and it is looking more and more like a murder-suicide. McNair, 36, was found with the body of a young woman who he had apparently been having an affair with for several months.

Actor David Carradine has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72, and a member of a Hollywood acting family that included his father, character actor John Carradine, and half-brothers Keith and Robert Carradine. He was also the uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton.

Ex South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died in an apparent suicide. Mr. Roh fell to his death Saturday from a mountain cliff. The former president was facing an intense corruption investigation.

The BBC reports that "Philip Nitschke showed videos and talked about equipment and drugs needed to end a life, at the Hamilton Hall Hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset."

Today's economic downturn shares a variety of factors with recessions of the past, as well as with the Great Depression. One of the most tragic similarities is the increase in the number of suicides, which has been documented in recent news reports and studies of mental health during past periods of economic difficulty. It doesn't have to be that way.

The Choking Game is a misunderstood activity causing death and suffering for thousands of families worldwide. It often begins with high-achieving teens choking each other as a way to get high without the risk of getting caught with drugs or alcohol. It ends with thousands of kids dying or suffering permanent brain damage each year.

This morning we all woke up learning the news about Freddie Mac CFO Suicide David Kellerman. This is a said news that shook the real estate and mortgage lending industries because Freddie Mac is THE player in the mortgage lending industry.

David Kellermann, 41, the acting CFO of the troubled Freddie Mac mortgage company, was found dead of an apparent suicide this morning in the basement of his Fairfax County home.

Marie Moore, 44, fatally shot and killed her 20-year-old son Mitchell, before taking her own life at a shooting range. According to reports, the Florida woman had a history of mental illness.