Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies

“Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital…

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, longtime Vatican power broker, dies

The news agency said the cardinal had been hospitalized for pneumonia earlier in the month, after…

William Hurt, actor known for ‘Body Heat’ and ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ dies

He was 71. Gerry Byrne, Hurt’s friend, confirmed news of the actor’s death to CNN. “It…