Music titan Quincy Jones dies at 91

Music titan Quincy Jones dies at 91

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the … Read more

Dan Evans, GOP former governor of Washington and US senator, dies

Dan Evans, GOP former governor of Washington and US senator, dies

By Chris Grygiel | Associated Press SEATTLE — Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate before leaving in frustration because he felt the chamber was too rancorous and tedious, has died. He was 98. Evans died Friday, according to the University of Washington, … Read more

Betty Halbreich, Bergdorf’s Legendary Personal Shopper, Dead at 96

Betty Halbreich, Bergdorf’s Legendary Personal Shopper, Dead at 96

Betty Halbreich, who brought an unparalleled personal shopping experience to generations of clients at Bergdorf Goodman, died Saturday in Manhattan from natural causes. She was 96. With her discerning eye, impeccable taste, along with her wit and plain-spoken no-nonsense manner, she charmed the many celebrity and typically affluent shoppers she met with regularly, and her … Read more

Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93

Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93

NEW YORK —  Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after a long illness, according … Read more

Sheila Jackson Lee dies; Texas lawmaker was advocate for racial justice

Sheila Jackson Lee dies; Texas lawmaker was advocate for racial justice

(CNN) — Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died. She was 74. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the … Read more

Blues Legend John Mayall Is Dead at 90

Blues Legend John Mayall Is Dead at 90

“Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller… all the blind guys.” That’s how the multi-instrumentalist John Mayall, one of the chief architects of the British blues revival of the 1960s, who died at 90 yesterday at his home in California, described the influences that shaped his musical tastes and inspired a career that stretched … Read more

Sheila Jackson Lee, longtime Texas congresswoman, dies at 74

Sheila Jackson Lee, longtime Texas congresswoman, dies at 74

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee cancer diagnosis Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 01:09 Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died, her office announced Friday evening. She was 74 years old. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Last month, however, Lee revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. … Read more