Anne Heche legally dead at 53, a week after a fiery car crash
The actress, best known for her roles in 'Donnie Brasco' and the 1998 'Psycho' remake, leaves behind two sons.
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Abdul Wadud, expressive cellist who blazed a trail in improvised music, dies at 75
Although much of his work was as a sideman, Wadud was one of the most important jazz musicians of the 1970s, '80s and '90s.
Famed Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies at 84
Miyake defined an era in Japan's modern history, reaching stardom in the 1970s with his origami-like pleats that transformed usually crass polyester into chic.
Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73
Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest pop stars in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the movie musical Grease, she starred as good girl Sandy Olson, who falls for a bad boy played by John Travolta.
California's McKinney fire has taken 4 lives including that of a fire lookout
Kathy Shoopman, 74, was the Buckhorn-Bally fire lookout at the Klamath National Forest. She was killed Friday by the McKinney fire — the largest and most deadly wildfire in California this year.
1980s pop goddess Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73
English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73. She was one of the the biggest pop stars in the 1970's and early 1980's.
Pulitzer Prize winning historian David McCullough has died
He wrote acclaimed books about Harry Truman and John Adams, along with the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal. He also was the authoritative voice narrating TV films such as The Civil War in 1990.
The Angola 3's Albert Woodfox, who survived decades of solitary confinement, dies
A wrongful murder conviction forced Woodfox to spend 43 years and 10 months in solitary confinement at Louisiana's Angola Prison. He has died at the age of 75.
Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, has died at 94
One of baseball's most beloved voices is gone. Broadcasting icon Vin Scully died Tuesday at age 94.
Vin Scully, the famed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball broadcaster, has died
The longtime Dodgers broadcaster was known for his quick wit, keen insight and deep baseball knowledge. His distinct voice was a joy to listen to and for a half-century he was Dodgers baseball.