A year after his tragic death, Heath Ledger’s sisters remember and honor their late brother.
In a statement release, ‘The Dark Knight’ stars’ sisters Kate, Ashleigh and Olivia gathered on the lawn overlooking Cottesloe Beach in Perth Australia, and spoke in memory of their brother.

“Today is the anniversary of Heath’s passing,” Kate says. “To us (his family) it seems like merely yesterday and we are still all nursing broken hearts.” Kate also talked about the late actor’s daughter Matilda and her mother, actress Michelle Williams: “We feel truly blessed to have Heath’s beautiful daughter, Matilda and her lovely Mom, Michelle in our lives.” Kate adds that: “Michelle is doing an amazing job with ‘our girl’ and together we will cherish every moment of her steps through life.”

Heath’s sister Ashleigh spoke about her brother’s Oscar nomination for his role in ‘The Dark Knight.’ “Today is also a day for us to celebrate, with the news of Heath’s Oscar Nomination,” she says.

“Although we would love to have him here with us, we are so proud and so excited on his behalf. In Heath’s words, he had ‘the time of his life’, portraying ‘the Joker’ and said it was the most fun he’d ever had making a film.”

The talented actor received a Golden Globe award and a Critics’ Choice award for his performance as “The Joker” and today his sisters also thanked the Motion Picture Academy on their brother’s behalf for his Oscar Nomination.

Edna Parker, who became the world.s oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.

Dr. Stephen Coles of the UCLA reports Parker.s great-nephew had notified him that Parker died Wednesday at a nursing home in Shelbyville. She was 115 years, 220 days old, according Robert Young, a senior consultant for gerontology for Guinness World Records.

Parker was born April 20, 1893, in central Indiana.s Morgan County and had been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world.s oldest person since the 2007 death in Japan of Yone Minagawa, who was four months her senior.

Barack Obama’s grandmother, who raised him while his mother pursued a career in anthropology, has died at age 86, the Democratic presidential candidate and his half-sister announced.

Just a week-and-a-half ago, Obama suspended his campaign for two days to travel to Hawaii to pay a final visit to the ailing Madelyn Dunham, whom he called “Toot.”

“She has gone home,” Obama, 47, said at a rain-soaked rally Monday on the eve of the election in Charlotte, N.C. “And she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side and so there’s great joy as well as tears. I’m not going to talk about it too often because it’s hard to talk about.”

A statement released by Obama and Maya Soetoro-Ng, 38, said Dunham died after a battle with cancer. “She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility,” they say.

It has been learnt that the handgun that had been discovered on Wednesday, not far from where Jennifer Hudson’s nephew’s body was found is indeed the weapon used in the gruesome killings.

Police interest had been aroused immediately as the unfired bullets in the gun tallied with the make and model of the shell casings which were seen at the murder scene.

Sources also reveal that forensics tests are in conformation with the police hunch and that the gun has been traced to the gun’s original owner in Michigan. The gun had been reported to be stolen earlier by the owner.

Update:

Hudson’s nephew Julian King was found shot dead in the back of an SUV earlier this week.

The team at CelebGossipNet offers its condolences and hopes that the culprit will soon tracked down so that justice can be served.

Jennifer Hudson has offered a $100,000 reward for the return of her nephew, 7-year-old Julian King, who has been missing since Friday.

Hudson also posted a picture of the outfit in which Julian was last seen on her MySpace page.

According to a statement from Jennifer’s rep, “Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and her family try to cope with this tragedy and continue the search for Julian. We ask that all inquiries be directed to the Chicago Police Department, Area 1 Detective Division at 312/747-8380.”

It looks highly unlikely that the boy will be found now.