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• Sophie Kinsella, 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' author, dead at 55 following brain cancer battle - Best-selling "Shopaholic" author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55 after brain cancer battle. Her final days were filled with Christmas joy, family says.
• Country star Raul Malo dead at 60 - Grammy-winning Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, died Monday after battling colon cancer and rare leptomeningeal disease since early 2024. He was 60.
• Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers guitarist and Stax Records legend, dies at 84 - Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper, known for Blues Brothers and Booker T. & the MG's, dies at 84. The Memphis music icon helped shape soul music history.