Jan 13 Claudette Colvin, who helped spark civil rights movement by refusing to move bus seats, dies at 86 By Associated Press Colvin was arrested months before Rosa Parks gained international fame before refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus. Continue reading
Jan 11 Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Weir joined the Grateful Dead — originally the Warlocks — in 1965 in San Francisco at just 17 years old. He would spend the next 30 years playing on endless tours with the Grateful Dead alongside fellow singer and guitarist… Continue reading
Jan 07 CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84 By Associated Press Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. Continue reading
Jan 07 Michael Reagan, eldest son of President Reagan, dies at 80 By Associated Press The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, calling him “a steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy.”… Continue reading
Jan 06 Béla Tarr, Hungarian director known for bleak and beautiful films, dies at 70 By Justin Spike, Associated Press Celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, known for films like “Sátántangó” and “The Turin Horse,” has died at 70. Continue reading
Jan 05 Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Schloss made it her mission to educate younger generations about the Nazi genocide. Continue reading
Dec 31 Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado dies at 92 By Associated Press A member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, Campbell was a military veteran, former Olympic judo athlete, cattle rancher and jewelry maker. Continue reading
Dec 30 Tatiana Schlossberg, environmental journalist and JFK granddaughter, dies at 35 By Marc Levy, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press Schlossberg was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2024 at 34. Continue reading
Dec 29 The notable lives we lost in 2025 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press From Pope Francis to Ozzy Osbourne, Dick Cheney to Virginia Giuffre, here's a roll call of some of the influential figures who died this year. Continue reading
Dec 28 Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91 By Thomas Adamson, Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. Continue reading