Celebrity Deaths

  • Journalist Michael Hastings Dies at Age 33

    Journalist Michael Hastings has died in a car accident at age 33.

    If the name doesn't immediately ring a bell, you've probably at least read some of Michael's work. Although barely in his 30s, he was a respected prolific political journalist. An expert on the US's ongoing military presence in the Middle East, he wrote some of the most engaging, honest and fresh features on foreign policy ...

  • Stephen Colbert's Mother Dies at Age 92

    Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, has just lost his mother.

    Lorna Elizabeth Tuck Colbert, mother of 11 children — including Stephen — died on Wednesday at the age of 92. With an extended family of 82, Lorna will be leaving behind a legacy. She was an accomplished artist, church leader, businesswoman, and supporter of the arts, according to her...

  • Jefferson Airplane Drummer Joey Covington, 67, Dies in Car Accident

    Joey Covington, drummer for Jefferson Airplane, has died at the age of 67 after his car crashed into a wall in Palms Spring, Calif., on Tuesday, June 6.

    Covington's was the only car involved in the accident, and he was the only occupant, local station KESQ reports.

    A Canadian tourist heard the accident from a nearby hotel and ran out to help Covington, but could not resuscitate the rocker. The......