Jul 09 Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87 By Associated Press Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space. In 2021, she got her chance aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue… Continue reading
Jul 09 Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Her iconic song, boosted by real eclipses, has over 1 billion streams. Continue reading
Jun 26 Sergei Ivanov, former Russian defense minister once seen as Putin's likely successor, dies at 73 By Associated Press Putin and Ivanov knew each other since the 1970s when they both worked as young KGB officers in their hometown of Leningrad, as St. Petersburg was called during the Soviet times. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 3:21 Music industry titan Clive Davis, who turned artists into stars across genres, dies at 94 By Nick Schifrin, Jackson Hudgins The music industry lost a titan on Monday. Clive Davis, who nurtured artists across nearly every major genre for more than half a century, has died at the age of 94. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:39 Remembering the legacy of Alan Greenspan, 'maestro' of the U.S. economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, died Monday of complications from Parkinson’s at the age of 100. Greenspan was widely considered the most powerful Fed chair in modern times, largely presiding over a period of long prosperity,… Continue watching
Jun 19 James Burrows, director of classic sitcoms including 'Cheers' and 'Friends,' dies at 85 By Beth Harris, Associated Press Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening credits. But they knew his work. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 3:15 Remembering revolutionary painter David Hockney and his artistic legacy By Jeffrey Brown, Kayan Taraporevala British artist and painter David Hockney, one of the most celebrated art icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, died at the age of 88. Jeffrey Brown has a look at his life and legacy. Continue watching
Jun 05 Anthony Head, British actor known for 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' dies at 72 By Associated Press Head achieved U.S. fame as librarian Rupert Giles, mentor to the title character in the cult-favorite supernatural series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which ran from 1997 to 2003. Continue reading
Jun 04 Artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56 By Associated Press “Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure of French culture and an artist devoted to freedom, whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim,” the French presidency said in a statement. Continue reading
May 26 Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95 By Associated Press He was one of the last living greats of the bebop era and one of the most influential saxophonists of his time. Continue reading