(CNN) The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.
"We need support, but what we don't need right now is anyone inciting panic. ... We ask the world to take concrete steps to put maximum pressure on Russia."
It's another
celebrity-tears photo-op as Jordin wrests her
"Now" from Blake's desperate hands and
another season of American Idol goes out with a
whimper...
Russia may have adopted a few modern trappings, but this in-depth look examines how LGBT lives there have only gotten worse in the last several decades.