College basketball analyst Chris Spatola, an Army veteran and former Duke assistant coach, has died at 47. ESPN and CBS News reported different days of death; no cause was announced.
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The Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled Hayden Panettiere’s death an accident caused by the toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs. Officials said there were no signs of trauma, and authorities were investigating the circumstances.
Two helicopter pilots were killed Sunday while conducting water drops over the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park. Federal investigators are examining the crash, which happened as hundreds of firefighters battled the more than 3,000-acre blaze.
Presley Gerber, the model son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died Sunday at a rehab facility at age 27. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office did not immediately list a cause of death.
Duncan Sheik, the Grammy-nominated singer behind “Barely Breathing” and Tony-winning composer of “Spring Awakening,” has died at 56. His family said he died Thursday “surrounded by love.”
Former Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a longtime lawmaker and former Senate GOP whip, has died at 84 from complications of a neurological disease. Kyl shaped major water policy, returned briefly to the Senate after John McCain’s death and helped guide Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation.
Barack Obama announced that Sunny, the family’s 13-year-old Portuguese water dog, has died. Sunny joined the Obamas in 2013 and became a familiar presence at the White House alongside Bo.
Bob Mackie, the celebrated designer whose glittering costumes helped shape the images of Cher, Carol Burnett, Tina Turner and other stars, died of pneumonia at 87. His career brought him nine Emmys, a Tony Award and three Oscar nominations.