Walt Odets, who delved into the minds of gay men, dies at 79
Walt Odets, a psychologist whose work with gay men in the Bay Area at the height of the AIDS epidemic…
Deaths (obituaries)
Joe Melson dies, 91 years old; Wrote 'Only the Lonely' and other hits with Roy Orbison
Joe Melson, a musician and songwriter whose close collaboration with singer Roy Orbison in the late 1950s and early 1960s…
John Basinger, who memorized all 12 'Paradise Lost' books, dies at 92
John Basinger, an actor and college professor believed to be the only person to have memorized all 12 books of…
Rob Base, rapper known for 'It Takes Two', dies at 59
Rob Base, the rapper known for the platinum-certified song “It Takes Two,” died Friday, according to a statement on his…
Betty Broderick, whose murder trial was pivotal for TV movies, dies at 78
Betty Broderick, who shot and killed her ex-husband and his new, younger wife in 1989, a double murder that, with…
Morris Waxler, FDA official who changed stance on Lasik, dies at 88
Dr. Morris Waxler, who as a federal health official was instrumental in approving laser eye surgery as a quick fix…