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NYTIMES (Bill Friskics-Warren) - Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Iconic ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at the age of 77

His death comes as the band, known for songs like "Sharp Dressed Man," was expected to perform shows on Tuesday and Wednesday, which have since been canceled. But the band will resume its tour with shows on Aug. 22 and 23.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Hayden Panettiere, who stared in 'Heroes' and 'Tennessee' dies at 36

Panettiere began her career as a child star, and she would go on to have roles in both television and film.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83

The left-handed MLB pitcher was 31 years old when he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974, an injury that had been a death knell for pitchers' careers up to that point.

AI:Tommy John, the legendary left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher whose name became synonymous with a groundbreaking ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery, has died at the age of 83. When he suffered his career-threatening elbow injury in 1974 at age 31, the procedure was pioneering and revolutionized the sport by allowing players to recover from what was previously considered a career-ending ailment. His survival and subsequent success following the operation transformed modern sports medicine forever.Open

WASHINGTONPOST (Paul Schwartzman) - Paul Ebert prosecuted thousands of cases. He was best known for two.

The longtime elected commonwealth’s attorney from Prince William County, Virginia, has died at the age of 88.