in memoriam

Acclaimed novelist Cormac McCarthy dies at 89

By Associated Press

McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both dense and brittle took readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest in such novels as “The Road,” “Blood Meridian” and “All the Pretty Horses,” died Tuesday.

Silvio Berlusconi, tarnished leader who transformed Italian politics, dies at 86

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin.

Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster and GOP political influencer, dies at 93

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

For more than a half-century, Robertson was a familiar presence in American living rooms. Money poured in as he solicited donations, his influence soared, and when he moved directly into politics by seeking the GOP presidential nomination in 1988, he…

Tina Turner, indomitable rock legend and survivor, dies at 83

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows and survived her horrifying marriage to become a solo super star in middle age, has died at…

Nobel-winning writer Kenzaburo Oe dead at 88

By Mary Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The Swedish Academy cited the author in 1994 for his works of fiction, in which “poetic force creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.”…

WATCH: Tyre Nichols laid to rest in funeral ceremony

Tyre Nichols’ family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral that blended a celebration of his life with outrage over the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police and heated calls for police reform.

Rock legend David Crosby dies at 81

By Associated Press

The brash rock musician evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young.

Film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Lollobrigida also was an accomplished sculptor, painter and photographer, and eventually essentially dropped film for the other arts.

WATCH: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica

Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI.

Benedict XVI, pope who resigned to spend final years in quiet, dies at 95

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday.