American tenor Jerry Hadley died Wednesday after eight days in a coma. Hadley was a protege of soprano Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband, conductor Richard Bonynge. He was a leading American tenor for almost 20 years with a voice that could be rich and dramatic or light and lively. He excelled in roles ranging from Puccini's La bohème and Mozart's Don Giovanni to John Harbison's The Great Gatsby, and even performed on Broadway.

History booksReviewA monster, or misunderstood? Thomas Penn on a parti pris, emotional account of the controversial kingMore than two centuries ago, the historian William Hutton noted Richard III's posthumous ability to divide opinion. For some, Richard possessed "angelic excellence"; others painted him in "the blackest dye". Hutton acknowledged that "Richard's character, like every man's, had two sides" before concluding wryly, "though most writers display but one". The public response to the spectacular discovery of his skeleton in a Leicester car park last year shows that little has changed.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Mandy Moore grew up in the musical spotlight. Her 1999 hit "Candy" was released when she was just 15. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CANDY") MANDY MOORE: (Singing) I'm craving for you. I'm missing you like candy. SHAPIRO: Today, she's best known as the Emmy-nominated actress who plays Rebecca Pearson on the NBC drama "This Is Us." (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THIS IS US") MOORE: (As Rebecca Pearson) Sometimes making people forget about their worries or what comes next, that's the most important thing you can do for someone.

Maria Caprigno says her adolescence was especially brutal, having to navigate her middle school years weighing over 440 pounds. She says she felt ruthlessly hemmed in — socially, emotionally and physically — by her increasing size, which she could not control through exercise or numerous diets. "I had been told at that point by my pediatrician that the way I was gaining weight every year, I wouldn't see my 18th birthday,"

One year after Melinda French Gates announced that she and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates were getting a divorce, she may be taken once again - and her rumored new boyfriend appears to be the complete opposite of her ex-husband. According to TMZ, the computer scientist, 58, has been secretly dating a former Fox News reporter named Jon Du Pre, 68, for months now.  It's unclear when or how the alleged relationship started, but the rumored couple was spotted attending a Brooklyn Nets basketball game together all the way back in April - and they were recently seen at the Pelican Hill Hotel alongside some other family members.