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Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75
Former President Barack Obama said Roberts was a role model for women at a time the journalism profession was still dominated by men. Read more
Former President Barack Obama said Roberts was a role model for women at a time the journalism profession was still dominated by men. Read more
Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like “Just What I Needed,” was discovered dead this afternoon in his Manhattan apartment. Read more
Renowned heart surgeon and philanthropist Richard T. Mamiya died last month of natural causes at the age of 94. Read more
Juanita Abernathy, who helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott and took part in other pivotal protests at the outset of the civil rights era, died Thursday in Atlanta. She was 88. Read more
The husky-voiced, blue-collar performer was known for such hits as “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight.” Read more
For 17 years, his aim was to help the children of Chinese immigrants acquire an American identity as they adapted to life in the United States. Read more
Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva, who helped wrest power from the royal family and bring greater democracy to the small Pacific island nation, died Thursday. He was 78. Read more
Lauren Bruner, the second to last sailor to escape the sinking USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941, died Wednesday in California at age 98. Read more
T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died today. Read more
Robert Frank, a giant of 20th-century photography who helped free picture-taking from the boundaries of clean lighting and linear composition, has died. He was 94. Read more
Neiron Ball, a former Raiders linebacker who has been in a coma since December of 2018 as the result of a rare congenital brain condition, has died, his family announced. Read more
World War II veteran Henry Ochsner, who landed on the beach at Normandy on D-Day and later received the French government’s highest honor for his service, has died. He was 96. Read more
The former leader of Zimbabwe was forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations. Read more
She was scheduled to take the stage this afternoon at the annual Big Barn Dance Music Festival. Read more
The youngest son of the late former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has died of a heart attack he suffered while driving in Cairo, doctors said. Read more
LaShawn Daniels, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter who penned songs for Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and Lady Gaga has died. He was 41. Read more
Chace Kekoa Kenji Numata played in more than 500 professional baseball games and had more than 2,000 plate appearances in a 10-year career, but it was the infectious smile and buoyant personality that registered the biggest impact. Read more
Gelb played a leading role on the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1986 for its series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, known as “Star Wars,” undertaken by the Reagan administration. Read more
Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws and stole hearts as Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. Read more
Skaggs died from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in an accidental overdose, a medical examiner in Texas ruled in a report released Friday. Read more
James Leavelle, a veteran Dallas homicide detective who had survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, was handcuffed to Oswald and was leading him through a police station basement on Nov. 24, 1963, when Ruby, a nightclub owner, stepped out of the crowd and pumped a fatal bullet into the prisoner. Read more