Politics Oct 10 Ethel Kennedy, social activist and Kennedy matriarch, dies at 96 The wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. By Michael Casey, Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press
Nation Oct 09 Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, hospitalized after stroke Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has been hospitalized with a stroke. Her family announced on X Tuesday night that it happened Thursday in her sleep and that she's resting comfortably at a Boston-area hospital. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Nation Nov 24 Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Stevie Wonder, Meryl Streep, Tom Brokaw, 16 others The list also includes Native American activist Suzan Harjo, actress Marlo Thomas, economist Robert Solow, golfer Charles Sifford, former Rep. Abner Mikva of Illinois and physicist Mildred Dresselhaus. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press