Dolly Parton, the country music legend, songwriter, actor, businesswoman and philanthropist, has died at 80. Her family announced her death Tuesday in a social media video, and representatives said she died peacefully in Nashville.
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Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County deputy serving a 20-year sentence for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, has died in prison, his attorney said. His cause of death was not immediately clear, though his medical release request had cited advanced colon cancer.
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, the former Kansas Republican who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without succeeding a spouse, has died at 94. She served three terms and was known for moderate politics, bipartisan work and an independent streak.
A charter aircraft carrying two pilots and six passengers crashed at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska, killing everyone on board. The NTSB will lead the investigation, with the FAA assisting.
Neutrogena acknowledged it made Hayden Panettiere feel unsupported after fans resurfaced her claims that the company cut ties with her over comments about postpartum depression. Panettiere, 36, died Sunday in South Carolina, with officials still investigating her cause of death.
Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s longtime drummer and a founding member of the Texas blues-rock trio, has died at 77. The band canceled two tour dates but said it plans to continue performing as Beard had wished.
Police reports say Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother were at the Greenville, South Carolina, apartment where she was found unresponsive Sunday. Officials say her cause and manner of death remain pending, with no signs of trauma found in the autopsy.
Wladimir Klitschko said his family is in “profound shock and grief” after the death of actor Hayden Panettiere at 36. Authorities said her cause of death remains under investigation and no trauma, foul play or suspicious circumstances have been found.