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Before Joe Namath, Joe Montana and Jim Kelly, there was Johnny U. -- number 19. More than 30 years after he threw his last off-the-ear spiral in the NFL, Johnny Unitas is still regarded by many as the quintessential field general and one of football's all-time greatest -- and gutsiest -- performers. He died Wednesday at 69 of an apparent heart attack.

One of the quintessential exponents of the city's rich, deeply layered and distinctive piano sound, Butler had battled advance-stage cancer since early 2017.

He was in the English rock bands Small Faces and Faces, and he also played keyboard for the Rolling Stones. McLagan died today in Austin, Texas. He was 69.

Charles Bowden was an investigative journalist who spent much of his career delving into the world of drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bowden died on Saturday after an illness.

Sunday's earthquake caused power outages and landslides as the island is still recovering from another quake earlier this month that killed more than 400 people.

George Rodrigue took the legend of the Cajun werewolf and transformed it into instantly recognizable portraits of a quizzical blue dog framed by different landscapes.

Guitarist and founding member of the Country Gentlemen, Charlie Waller died Wednesday at his home in Virginia at age 69 of an apparent heart attack. Waller founded The Country Gentlemen in 1957 in Washington, D.C.; the group garnered nearly 70 awards within the music community as they helped popularize country and bluegrass music.

You would think that people would've had enough of silly love songs? Not a chance. Hear our playlist modeled after The Magnetic Fields' classic album.

Former Rep. Gerry Studds, the first openly gay man elected to Congress, dies at 69. He retired in 1997. Studds was censured by the House in 1983 after admitting an affair with a 17-year-old former page, but won re-election.

The versatile actor had hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination.