Remembering big wave surfer Marcio Freire
We remember famed big wave surfer Márcio Freire who died surfing in the Portuguese town of Nazaré last week.
Obituaries
Cardinal George Pell, whose sex abuse convictions were overturned, dies at 81
Pell was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse and spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia only to have his convictions overturned.
Novelist Russell Banks, dead at age 82, found the mythical in marginal lives
The novelist, activist and short story writer explored the lives of the marginalized and the powerless in American life. He was known for his books, Cloudsplitter, Affliction and Continental Drift.
Lynette Hardaway, Diamond of pro-Trump duo 'Diamond and Silk,' has died at 51
Former President Donald Trump is among the conservative figures offering condolences. He called Hardaway's death "totally unexpected" and "really bad news for Republicans and frankly, ALL Americans."
Adam Rich, former 'Eight Is Enough' child star, dies at 54
Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences as "America's little brother" on Eight Is Enough, has died. He was 54.
Nate Thayer, rebel reporter who interviewed Pol Pot in the Cambodian jungle, has died
After tracking him for nearly a decade, Nate Thayer became the last Western correspondent to interview the murderous Khmer Rouge leader. Thayer died at his home in Falmouth, Mass., at age 62.
Remembering pioneering rapper Gangsta Boo, dead at 43
The rapper known as Gangsta Boo died this week at age 43. Born Lola Mitchell, she was known as one of the South's premier crunk emcees and she got her start in the group Three 6 Mafia.
Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has died at age 74
Anita Pointer, of the Grammy award-winning group the Pointer Sisters, has died. She was the lead vocalist for many of the group's hits, including "Yes We Can Can," "Slow Hand" and "I'm So Excited."
NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90
Cunningham piloted the first manned Apollo mission, a key step in the drive to reach the moon, but he never flew in space again. He was a physicist who later became known as a climate-change skeptic.
Gangsta Boo, a former member of Three 6 Mafia, dies at 43
Lola "Gangsta Boo'' Mitchell was found dead Sunday in Memphis, Tenn., her hometown at the age of 43. The cause of death has not been released.