Robert Earl likely was the heaviest man on earth, and he was approaching the known record-holder, Mills Darden, a 7-foot-tall American who died in 1857; Darden's heaviest weight had been 1,020 pounds.

Fishhook, Ill. has an unusual claim to fame: it's the birthplace of Robert Earl Hughes, once known as the world's heaviest man. By age 10, he weighed 378 pounds; by the age of 18 he was so large ...

A simple granite marker stands atop the grave: Robert Earl Hughes; June 1, 1926-July 10, 1958; World's Heaviest Man; Weight 1,041 Pounds." Those who know him say he likely was somewhat heavier at the ...

Robert Butler, the Emmy-winning, go-to pilot director who helmed the first episodes of such acclaimed shows as Batman, Star Trek, Hill Street Blues and Moonlighting, died Nov. 3 in Los Angeles ...

Robert Butler, who directed the pilots for a number of classic TV series including “Batman,” “Star Trek” and “Hill Street Blues,” has died at the age of 95. Butler died on Nov. 3 in ...

PENDLETON COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) - A man has died in the flooding near Butler in Pendleton County. The man has been identified as 66-year-old Robert Singleton, Pendleton County Emergency Management ...

Dr. Robert N. Butler was a pioneer and visionary who changed our perception of aging. Dr. Robert Butler was a visionary, a pioneer, and the leader of a movement. He did more to change our ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A man on trial for second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man at a Panama City Beach apartment complex was found not guilty on Thursday. Robert Butler was ...

Robert Earl likely was the heaviest man on earth, and he was approaching the known record-holder, Mills Darden, a 7-foot-tall American who died in 1857; Darden's heaviest weight had been 1,020 pounds.

Robert Butler, a television director for the pilot shows for Star Trek, Batman, Hill Street Blues, and Moonlighting, has died. He was 95. Butler’s family announced that the Emmy award-winning ...

The story so far: Robert Earl Hughes, born in tiny Fishhook, Ill., would eventually become known as the World's Heaviest Man after a malfunctioning pituitary gland caused his body to pack on ...