Bob Dole.Photo: Stephan Savoia/AP/Shutterstock When Sheila Burke last saw Sen. Bob Dole several week ago at his Watergate apartment in Washington, D.C., he was on oxygen and in treatment for stage 4 lung cancer — and wanted to talk politics, next year’s midterm elections and celebrating his 100th birthday in two years. “He was planning ahead,” Burke, the Dole’s former chief-of-staff, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “His body was failing,” she says, “but he was as sharp as a tack....

Photo: Diana Walker/Getty Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican presidential nominee and longtime leader of Senate Republicans, has died. He was 98. On Sunday, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced his death in astatementshared on social media. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep,” the statement read. “At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years....

Bob Dylan.Photo: Michael Kovac/WireImage The lawsuit filed Friday states that the now-80-year-old groomed the girl — who filed the lawsuit under the initials J.C. — for six weeks prior to the assault to “lower [J.C.’s] inhibitions with the object of sexually abusing her, which he did, coupled with the provision of drugs, alcohol and threats of physical violence, leaving her emotionally scarred and psychologically damaged to this day.” The lawsuit states that Dylan, then 24 years old, “exploited his status as a musician” to gain her trust “as part of his plan to sexually molest and abuse J....

Bob Dylan.Photo: Dave J Hogan/GettyBob Dylanis hitting the road this fall with a slate of new tour dates in the Midwest and on the East Coast.The legendary troubadour, 80, announced on Monday that hisRough and Rowdy Ways Tourwill kick off in Milwaukee on Nov. 2, and will run through 2024 in cities across the globe.Dylan will play 21 shows through Dec. 2 in cities like Chicago, New York, Boston and Philadelphia, with additional dates likely to be announced later....

Bob Dylan.Photo: Michael Kovac/WireImage “This case—based on plaintiff’s alleged interactions with Bob Dylan more than 56 years ago–is a brazen shakedown masquerading as a lawsuit,” the document, an answer to an amended complaint filed on Dec. 27, reads. “It was filed in bad faith for the improper purpose of extracting a huge payout on the threat of negative publicity. The allegation is false, malicious, reckless and defamatory. Mr. Dylan will not be extorted....

Bob Dylan.Photo: Michael Kovac/WireImageBob Dylanhas made another major move in preserving his musical legacy.Sony Music Entertainment (SME) announced theacquisition of the 11-time Grammy winner’s entire back catalogof recorded music for an undisclosed amount, in addition to the rights to new music released in the future.Dylan, 80, celebrated the deal and his longtime relationship with SME-owned Columbia Records, which has spanned his 60-year career.“Columbia Records and Rob Stringer have been nothing but good to me for many, many years and a whole lot of records....

If there’s one thingBob Dylanwants to make clear, it’s that photos at his concerts are not welcome. During a recent show in Vienna, Austria, the longtime singer, 77, paused mid-way through his performance of “Blowin’ in the Wind” to make sure that fans understood his strict “no photos” policy after they attempted to snap a pic of him on stage. After catching his balance, the singer regained his composure at the mic and then firmly delivered a message to the fan....

Photo: Ted Russell/Courtesy Govinda Gallery 01of 13 A Surprising Discovery Ted Russell/Courtesy Govinda Gallery It’s a rare thing to discover unpublished photographs of music icons, explains Murray, the owner of Govinda Gallery in Washington, D.C. and a longtime champion of rock photography. So when Ted Russell called Murray in 2013, and asked if he could show him his box of rare Bob Dylan photographs, Murray immediately agreed. “Here was this gentleman who is in his mid-80s, and we sit down at the table, and he pulls out a box of old photos....

Photo: Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty 01of 15 Bob Dylan’s Early Life Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Around that time, he began introducing himself as “Bob Dylan” and legally changed his name in 1962 while living in New York City. 02of 15Bob Dylan’s Record DealMichael Ochs Archives/GettyAt the end of Dylan’s first year at the University of Minnesota, he dropped out of college and moved to New York City in May 1960. He not only relocated to perform but to also visit his musical idol,Woody Guthrie....

Bob Edwards.Photo:D Dipasupil/FilmMagic D Dipasupil/FilmMagic Bob Edwards, longtime host ofMorning Editionon National Public Radio, has died at the age of 76,NPR announcedMonday. Edwards is known for creating the popular morning radio newsmagazine, which he hosted for nearly two-and-a-half decades, in 1979. A cause of death has not been released. “He was Bob Edwards ofMorning Editionfor 24 1/2 years, and his was the voice we woke up to,” said Susan Stamberg, who co-hostedAll Things Consideredalongside Edwards for five years, per NPR....

Photo: NBA Photos/NBAE via Getty ImagesBob Ferry, a former NBA player and the only general manager to lead the Washington Bullets to victory in the league’s championship, has died. He was 84.The Washington Wizards' head coach Wes Unseld Jr. announced the news during a pregamepress conferenceWednesday, sharing condolences on behalf of his family and the team.“Bob and his family are dear to my parents, the Unseld family, to the Wizards organization, and we just want to wish him and his family the best, and keep them in our thoughts and prayers,” said Unseld Jr....

Bob GeldofsaysSinéad O’Connor’s last text messages to him were a mix between happy and sad. The singer-songwriter and political activist, 71 — who knew O’Connor for more than three decades — paid tribute to the late singer at the Cavan Calling Festival in Cavan, Ireland, on Saturday night, telling the audience they had been texting about two weeks before her death, according toIndependent. “She was a very good friend of mine,” Geldof said, per the outlet, of O’Connor, whodiedlast week at age 56....

Whenthe revamped versionofThe Biggest Loserpremieres early next year, “the whole look of the show is going to be so different,” hostBob Harperpromises. While the previous iteration drew criticism for using extreme weight loss methods — and studies later found that contestants hadtypically gained the weight back, andpermanently damaged their metabolisms— Harper, 54, tells PEOPLE that the new season is about a more holistic approach to weight loss. “It’s not about getting skinny, it’s about getting healthy,” he says....