Obituaries

Author Julie Powell attends the premiere of "Julie & Julia" at The Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York, on July 30, 2009.

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Food writer Julie Powell, author of 'Julie & Julia,' dies at 49

11:17am November 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Powell became an internet darling after blogging for a year about making every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, leading to a book deal and a film adaptation.

Rapper Takeoff from the group Migos died Tuesday at age 28

4:46pm November 01, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Rapper Takeoff from the group Migos was shot and killed in Houston Tuesday.

Takeoff of hip-hop group Migos, performing onstage during Global Citizen Live on Sept. 25, 2021 in LA.

Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28

2:26pm November 01, 2022

by Sheldon Pearce

The rapper, part of Migos, the Atlanta group that was hugely commercially popular and both formally and culturally influential, was reportedly shot and killed in Houston on Tuesday.

Jerry Lee Lewis, in a photo taken during his infamous trip to London in June 1958, when it became public that he was married to his 13-year-old cousin.

Music & Culture

Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87

5:10pm October 28, 2022

The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.

Vanilla Beane, D.C.'s Hat Lady, died at age 103

4:29pm October 27, 2022

Vanilla Beane, affectionately known as Washington, D.C.'s Hat Lady, died Sunday at age 103. Her legacy includes her designs and her effect on D.C fashion.

Jules Bass, 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' producer, died at age 87

4:48pm October 26, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Jules Bass died Tuesday at age 87. He was half of Rankin Bass, the company that created the holiday classic TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in 1964.

Scholar Mike Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.

Writer, truck driver, meat cutter and prophet of compassion Mike Davis dies at 76

12:20pm October 26, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies at age 68

4:39pm October 25, 2022

by Tom Bowman

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter died Monday at age 68. He was known for opening ground combat jobs to women and pushing the Pentagon to spend more money on technology.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference in June 2016 at the Pentagon.

Ash Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies at 68

11:21am October 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.

Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz dies at age 78

4:39pm October 24, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz died Saturday at age 78. He helped Red Bull become popular around the world and created a sports, media and real estate empire around the brand.

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