Political columnist Robert Novak, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer that was diagnosed in July 2008. He was 78.

Kim Dae-jung, ex- President of South Korea, who had been hospitalized with pneumonia since last month, has died. He died shortly after 1:40 PM at the age of 85.

Kenneth Bacon, 64, a former Wall Street Journal reporter who latere became a prominent advocate for international refugees, has died of melanoma at the age of 64. He was also a top spokesperson at the Pentagon during the Clinton administration.

Les Paul, famed American jazz guitarist and inventor, has died. He was 94.

The godfather of Michael Jackson's three children has told the British tabloid News of the World that he donated sperm to Michael Jackson, and that he believes that Paris, 11, is his child.

John Hughes, writer-director of a number of iconic teen-based films, including "Home Alone," "Pretty in Pink," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday. He was 59.

Naomi Sims, arguably the first black supermodel, has died at the age of 61. According to her son, Bob Findlay, she died of breast cancer.

Baatin, a Detroit rapper and member of Detroit rap collective Slum Village, is dead. The cause of his death has not been revealed.

Former Phillipines president Corazon Aquino has died, at the age of 76. Her son, Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, said his mother died at 3:18 AM Saturday local time.

Alexis Cohen, who auditioned unsuccessfully for "American Idol" in 2008 and 2009 has been found dead. She was 25.

Best-selling author E. Lynn Harris has died at the age of 54. He was the author of several best-selling novels, and specialized in writing about the African-American gay community.