Feb 07 Frank Robinson, baseball Hall of Famer and pioneering manager, dies at 83 By Associated Press Robinson was the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 1:15 Remembering Carol Channing, theater star who didn’t let life pass her by Carol Channing passed away Tuesday at the age of 97. The Broadway legend won fame as Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" and performed it more than 5,000 times. Continue watching
Jan 15 Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly" on Broadway and beyond, has died. Continue reading
Dec 28 Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79, Israeli media say By Associated Press Oz, author of novels, prose and a widely acclaimed memoir, had suffered from cancer, the reports say. Continue reading
Dec 18 Director and actress Penny Marshall dies at 75 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Marshall starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, with hits like "Big" and "A League of Their Own."… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 2:05 Remembering Nancy Wilson, singer with dazzling style Singer Nancy Wilson has died at the age of 81. Wilson -- who was also a civil rights activist who marched in Selma -- released more than 60 albums in a career spanning five decades, winning three Grammys and scoring… Continue watching
Dec 06 WATCH: George H.W. Bush’s casket boards train bound for burial By Associated Press The casket of George H.W. Bush was carried aboard a train designed to look like Air Force One, en route to the former president's burial in a private ceremony in College Station, Texas. Family and close friends will ride along… Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: George H.W. Bush was a class act from birth to death, says former Sen. Alan Simpson By Associated Press Former Sen. Alan Simpson has hailed his old friend George H.W. Bush as man of humility, a commodity the Wyoming Republican says is rare in the capital. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: George H.W. Bush was a ‘gentleman, a genuine leader,’ former Canadian PM says By Associated Press Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has praised former U.S. President George H.W. Bush as a strong world leader who helped oversee the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: George H.W. Bush was ‘America’s last great soldier statesman,’ biographer says By Associated Press Humor is creeping its way into the somber ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral to remember the life of former President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading