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After 28 Years in a Coma, "Sunny" von Bulow Dies

Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday at the age of 77 in a New York nursing home. She spent the last 28 years of her life in a coma after what prosecutors alleged were two murder attempts by her husband, Claus.

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Madelyn Dunham, Barack Obama's Grandmother, Has Died in Honolulu

When Barack Obama suspended his campaign earlier because of the illness of his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, some cruelly said it was a stunt, that he would make up anything to get elected. What say you now? I would hope there would be no cruel responses to this story.

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Prize-Winning Historian Studs Terkel, Dies at 96

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio host and activist Studs Terkel died in his Chicago, Illinois home today at the age of 96.

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Carl Reiner's Wife, Estelle, Dead at Age 94

Carl Reiner himself didn't appear in the iconic "date movie" When Harry Met Sally, but it was directed by his son, Rob, and his wife Estelle appeared in a brief cameo. She brought down the house with one line, one of the better known lines in cinema.

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"Deep Throat" Movie Director Gerard Damiano Dead at Age 80

Gerard Damiano, director of "Deep Throat" movie the pioneering pornographic film, has died. He was 80.

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