Arts Dec 03 Steve Cropper, masterful guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has died at age 84 By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press
Arts Nov 29 Acclaimed British playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88 British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Nation Nov 24 Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 111 Fletcher spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child. By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Arts Nov 24 Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark Jamaican film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81 Cliff was nominated for seven Grammys and won twice for best reggae album. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Politics Nov 20 WATCH: Funeral for former Vice President Cheney held at Washington National Cathedral Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who in later years became an acidic scold of fellow Republican President Donald Trump. By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Nov 11 Sally Kirkland, Oscar-nominated screen and stage star, dies at age 84 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Her biggest role was in 1987's “Anna” as a fading Czech movie star remaking her life in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 09 Paul Tagliabue, who led an era of riches and expansion as NFL commissioner, dies at 84 By Barry Wilner, Rob Maaddi, Associated Press Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. Continue reading
Nov 07 James D. Watson, scientist who co-discovered DNA’s double-helix shape, dies at 97 By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press The breakthrough — made when the brash, Chicago-born Watson was just 24 — turned him into a hallowed figure in the world of science for decades. But near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for… Continue reading
Nov 06 Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead at 24 By Schuyler Dixon, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 11:34 A look at Dick Cheney’s influential and polarizing legacy By John Yang, Harry Zahn Dick Cheney, one of the most influential and polarizing vice presidents in American history, died at age 84. He served alongside President George W. Bush for two terms, a period that saw the 9/11 attacks and the start of two… Continue watching