Aug 16 Aretha Franklin, queen of soul, dies at 76 By Mesfin Fekadu, Hillel Italie, Associated Press Legendary singer Aretha Franklin died Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 25 Sergio Marchionne, who saved Fiat and Chrysler, has died By Colleen Barry, Tom Krisher, Associated Press MILAN — Sergio Marchionne, a charismatic and demanding CEO who engineered two long-shot corporate turnarounds to save carmakers Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, died Wednesday. He was 66. Continue reading
Jun 27 Jackson family patriarch dies at 89 By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press NEW YORK — Joseph Jackson, the strong, fearsome patriarch of the musical Jackson family, has died, according to a person close to the family. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 3:14 Donald Hall, 89, saw poetry as ‘school for feeling’ Donald Hall, a former U.S. poet laureate who was widely considered one of the greatest poets of his generation, died over the weekend at the age of 89. Jeffrey Brown remembers the renowned writer with a look back at a… Continue watching
Jun 22 Opinion: What made Charles Krauthammer ‘a joy to watch’ By Gordon Peterson Although he was a gentleman in every sense of the word, cordial, congenial and unfailingly courteous to strangers, Charles did not suffer fools gladly. He would peel the skin off you if you said something deemed to be foolish or… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 3:11 Remembering NewsHour special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett Elizabeth Brackett, an award-winning special correspondent for the NewsHour for more than 25 years, has died at the age of 76. Across her 40 years in journalism, her reports stood out in the way she captured the voices of those… Continue watching
Jun 13 Opinion: A brief encounter with Anthony Bourdain By Steve Goldbloom Anthony Bourdain was authentic and arrestingly candid. He also seemed exhausted. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 10:08 Remembering Philip Roth, prolific American writer and ‘ruthlessly honest observer’ Philip Roth died Tuesday at age 85. His 1969 novel "Portnoy's Complaint" rocketed him to fame for its raunchy tour of a teenage boy's lustful urges and ensuing guilt. He later focused more deeply on Jewish life, mortality and American… Continue watching
May 23 Philip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Author of more than 25 books, Roth was a fierce satirist and uncompromising realist, confronting readers in a bold, direct style that scorned false sentiment or hopes for heavenly reward. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 2:52 Remembering the Santa Fe school shooting victims We remember the victims of the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, with memories from friends and family. Continue watching