Rapper Takeoff from the group Migos died Tuesday at age 28
Rapper Takeoff from the group Migos was shot and killed in Houston Tuesday.
Obituaries
Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28
The rapper, part of Migos, the Atlanta group that was hugely commercially popular and both formally and culturally influential, was reportedly shot and killed in Houston on Tuesday.
Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
Vanilla Beane, D.C.'s Hat Lady, died at age 103
Vanilla Beane, affectionately known as Washington, D.C.'s Hat Lady, died Sunday at age 103. Her legacy includes her designs and her effect on D.C fashion.
Jules Bass, 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' producer, died at age 87
Jules Bass died Tuesday at age 87. He was half of Rankin Bass, the company that created the holiday classic TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in 1964.
Writer, truck driver, meat cutter and prophet of compassion Mike Davis dies at 76
Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies at age 68
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter died Monday at age 68. He was known for opening ground combat jobs to women and pushing the Pentagon to spend more money on technology.
Ash Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies at 68
In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.
Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz dies at age 78
Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz died Saturday at age 78. He helped Red Bull become popular around the world and created a sports, media and real estate empire around the brand.
Actor Leslie Jordan dies at age 67
Actor Leslie Jordan, known for starring in "Will & Grace," died Monday at age 67.