Jack Klugman, the TV star who played the working-guy half of “The Odd Couple” and a regular in American homes as the crime-solving coroner in “Quincy M.E.,” has died at age 90

Beloved author's books also included "Dandelion Wine," "Something Wicked This Way Comes"

Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for his Middle East reporting, was carried out of Syria by colleague Tyler Hicks

Whitney Houston, the pop singer, has died on the eve of the Grammy awards.

Hosted "Soul Train" for more than two decades

An Oscar winner for 1968's "Charly," he blew the whistle on David Begelman on a Hollywood check-forging scandal in the 1970s

Ambulance service is unable to revive the troubled 27-year-old singer

From politics to music to film, figures across the Twitterverse shared memories and tributes to one-of-a-kind sax player Clarence Clemons

Comedy Central hosts downright giddy on Monday's shows; Colbert: "Suck my giant American balls, Al-Qaeda!"

Social network sites play big role in spreading news and condolences after Tim Hetherington dies in Libya

Irish rock and blues performer was found in a Southern Spain hotel room