Wally Funk, a Mercury 13 pilot who was denied a NASA astronaut career but reached space in 2021 aboard Blue Origin, has died at 87. She spent more than seven decades in aviation and trained thousands of pilots.
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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer behind “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at 75 in a hospital in Portugal. Her family said she died unexpectedly while being treated for an illness after emergency intestinal surgery earlier this year.
Victor Willis, the original lead singer and co-founder of Village People, has died at 74 after what the band called a short but aggressive illness. Willis was the voice and co-writer behind disco hits including “YMCA,” “Go West” and “In The Navy.”
Nicholas Rossi, the convicted rapist who authorities said faked his death and fled to Scotland, has died in a Utah hospital. Corrections officials said he died from complications of an existing medical condition after discontinuing treatment.
Clive Davis, the legendary music executive who helped build the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin and others, has died at 94. His publicist told CBS News he died peacefully at his Manhattan home of an age-related illness.
Alan Greenspan, who led the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006 under four presidents, died at 100 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. His legacy spans a long economic expansion, market crises and later criticism over deregulation before the 2007-08 financial collapse.
Oliver Tree’s body has been returned to California after a deadly helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro. His family says it will honor his final wish by creating a grant in his name.
Mona Khalil, a leading Lebanese sea turtle conservationist, died after an Israeli strike hit her home near al-Mansouri beach. Her Orange House project trained volunteers and helped protect endangered loggerhead and green sea turtles along Lebanon’s southern coast.