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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at age 93
O’Connor’s nomination in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and subsequent confirmation by the Senate ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court. Read more
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O’Connor’s nomination in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and subsequent confirmation by the Senate ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court. Read more
The musician had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022. Read more
Munger served as Buffett’s sounding board on investments and business decisions and helped lead Berkshire as its vice chairman for decades. Read more
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Former Hawaii Republican state Sen. Whitney Anderson, 91, who was known for his love of people and his support of his constituents, died Saturday of a heart attack. Read more
Lyle Nelson — a longtime Honolulu Star-Bulletin staff writer, avid sportsman and World War II veteran — died Nov. 11 at Pohai Nani in Kaneohe. He was 99. Read more
“Rosalynn is my best friend … the perfect extension of me, probably the most influential person in my life,” then-President Jimmy Carter told aides during their White House years, which spanned from 1977-1981. Read more
Brown died after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released by Universal Music. Read more
“Today, our love and prayers encircle Peter’s family as they grieve the loss of an extraordinary husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend,” Padres CEO Erik Greupner said in a statement. Read more
Maryanne Trump Barry, the former president’s older sister and a retired federal judge, dies at 86 Read more
He was best known for his NASA duties. He and his crew, James Lovell and William Anders, were the first Apollo mission to fly to the moon — and to see Earth as a distant sphere in space. Read more
In 1970, Mattingly was supposed to have joined the crew of Apollo 13, piloting the command module. But he was removed from the mission after being exposed to German measles. Read more
Knight was among the winningest coaches in the sport, finishing his career with 902 victories in 42 seasons at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech. Read more
Friends, family and legislative colleagues have planned the only public “celebration of life” for state Sen. Sam Slom, who died in May at the age of 81 after serving 20 years in the Senate. Read more
Perry’s body was found in a hot tub at his home, according to unnamed sources cited by the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Read more
There is much to say about a 28-year-old father who died. Read more
Li was China’s No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business. Read more
“Shaft,” which was released in 1971, was among the first of the so-called Blaxploitation movies, and it made Roundtree a movie star at 29. Read more
In his work, Kauahikaua focused on using electrical geophysics and magnetic field and gravity variations to study Hawaii’s volcanoes and lava flows. Read more
Misaka was born in Wailuku and grew up in Lahaina, attending King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was damaged beyond repair in the fire, and Lahainaluna Intermediate and Lahainaluna High. Read more
Young had roles in acclaimed films and television shows including “Chinatown,” “Once Upon a Time in America” and “The Sopranos.” Read more
Book publishing is hard to imagine without the raspy-voiced Rubin, a powerful and colorful presence for decades with his tortoiseshell glasses, stylish suits and wide range of friends and colleagues, from Jacqueline Kennedy to Beverly Sills. Read more
