On the day Paul McCartney, the most successful songwriter of all time, was born – June 18, 1942 – Liverpool was being ...

The singer-songwriter was nominated for eight Grammy Awards and is remembered for his songs, "Total Praise" and "Trust Me." ...

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., who played corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the television series “ The Wire ,” died in New York ...

Brigitte Bardot was the last living woman on the list of 59 people mentioned in the Piano Man's 1989 chart-topper.

(AP) - The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts. Pope Francis died in ...

Remembering influential figures we lost this year - A host of big names have passed away this year. The Standard reflects on ...

Helen Newlove's career in politics was driven by the death of her husband Garry, who was murdered by three youths in 2007.

When it came to giants of the music industry, notable losses in 2025 included Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Roberta Flack and ...

Actor Gene Hackman, who died in February, aged 95, was prolific, acting in about 80 films, many of which he says he took for ...

Watson, who played Kathy Gordon in four episodes of the sitcom starring Gary Coleman, died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, her ...