Jan 23 Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Remembering 5 extraordinary lives lost to COVID-19 As we passed the grim milestone this week of more than 400,000 Americans killed by COVID-19, we take a moment to remember another five of the extraordinary lives lost. Continue watching
Jan 20 WATCH: Yolanda Adams sings ‘Hallelujah’ at national COVID remembrance By Joshua Barajas President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, joined by their spouses, delivered remarks at the event. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Nurse sings ‘Amazing Grace’ at national COVID remembrance By Joshua Barajas With the Reflecting Pool as a backdrop, and 400 lights lit up in honor of the 400,000 dead, Lori Marie Key, a 29-year-old nurse from Livonia, Michigan, sang “Amazing Grace.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 How communities across the country are honoring COVID victims By Joshua Barajas From tiny flags to empty chairs, here’s how different communities in the U.S. are memorializing the victims of the pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:24 Remembering 5 people who lost their lives to the pandemic As the nation nears 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus, we honor five people who lost their lives due to COVID-19. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:46 Paying tribute to 5 individuals who lost their lives to COVID-19 More than 365,000 people have now died in the U.S. from the pandemic. And as we mark another grim milestone of daily deaths this week, we honor 5 individuals who lost their lives to COVID-19. Continue watching
Jan 07 Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter and Vietnam author, dies By Will Lester, Associated Press The reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the heart of the Vietnam War in his epic book about the war died Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 06 Biden inauguration to feature memorial for COVID victims By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is planning a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor those killed by the coronavirus the day before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20. Continue reading
Jan 01 MF DOOM, masked rapper known for complex lyrics, dies at 49 By Associated Press MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49. Continue reading