Former Associated Press photographer Jack Smith, left, is
pictured with fellow photographer Steven Nehl, then of the Oregonian newspaper.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer
who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St.
Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, boxer Mike Tyson biting off
part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, and weeping figure skater Tonya
Harding at the Olympics during a 35-year career with the news organization, has died. He was 80.

His wife Judy said he passed away on Jan. 4 at his home in La
Mesa, California. He had cancer and had been in hospice care.

Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023)

Tom Sizemore is known for his supporting roles in Born on
the Fourth of July (1989), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro
Man (1991), Passenger 57 (1992), True Romance (1993),
Natural Born Killers (1994), Strange Days (1995), Heat (1995),
Saving Private Ryan (1998), Red Planet (2000), Black Hawk
Down (2001), Pearl Harbor (2001), and the revival television
series Twin Peaks (2017), and for voicing Sonny Forelli in the
video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002).

On February 18, 2023, Sizemore suffered a ruptured brain
aneurysm at his Los Angeles home that occurred as a result
of a stroke and was hospitalized where remained in critical
condition, in a coma and in intensive care and never
regained conciseness."

Tom Sizemore and Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens
(November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)

Members of the band Kiss, from left, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Eric Singer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rockers Kiss have announced the final
shows of their last tour: The band plans to hang up their
platform boots after two back-to-back shows at Madison
Square Garden in New York at the end of 2023.

The last leg of the band’s 17-date North American tour kicks
off in October in Texas and hits California, Washington,
Canada, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland and then
culminates in their hometown’s famous venue on Dec. 1
and Dec. 2.