May 12 Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29 By Associated Press Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, according to the team, his agency and the NBA. Continue reading
May 06 CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87 By David Bauder, Associated Press Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87. Continue reading
Apr 28 Jack Thornell, Pulitzer-winning photographer of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 86 By Kevin McGill, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississippi highway in 1966 became an enduring image of the Civil Rights Movement, has died. Continue reading
Mar 30 Tony-nominated actor Mary Beth Hurt dies at 79 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World According to Garp,” has died. Continue reading
Mar 20 Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86 By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a “sudden passing.”… Continue reading
Mar 17 Len Deighton, British author of bestselling spy thrillers, dies at 97 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 2:52 Remembering neon artist and glass-bending master Wil Kirkman By Marcia Franklin 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… Continue watching
Mar 09 Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99 By Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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