Arts Mar 20 Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86 Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a “sudden passing.”… By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
Arts Mar 17 Len Deighton, British author of bestselling spy thrillers, dies at 97 Deighton’s first novel, “The IPCRESS File,” helped set the tone of cool and gritty 1960s thrillers and was made into a film starring Michael Caine that helped launch both author and actor to long and stellar careers. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Arts Mar 12 Watch 2:52 Remembering neon artist and glass-bending master Wil Kirkman Neon signs aren't as ubiquitous as they once were, but the artistry has been receiving renewed appreciation. Wil Kirkman was well-known for his ability to make and repair intricate and fragile glass lights. Kirkman died of cancer last year, but… By Marcia Franklin
Politics Mar 09 Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99 The White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. By Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press
Mar 06 WATCH: Obama calls on Americans to 'step up' like Jesse Jackson for a better future By News Desk and Associated Press “We are living in a time when it can be hard to hope,” Obama said Friday at the final public tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson. “Each day we wake up to some new assault to our democratic institutions. Another setback… Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Rev. Jesse Jackson celebrated in memorial service with Obama, Biden and Clinton By Sophia Tareen, Matt Brown, Associated Press From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader. Continue reading
Mar 05 Bernard LaFayette, Freedom Rider and Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85 By Travis Loller, Associated Press Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Continue reading
Mar 04 Lou Holtz, college football legend who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89 By Eric Olson, Tom Coyne, Associated Press Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died. He was 89. Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in repose at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. are set to begin Thursday in Chicago, the city the late civil rights leader called home. Continue reading