obituaries

David McCallum, star of hit series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

By Bob Thomas, Associated Press

Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90.

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, dies at 91

By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press

Botero depicted politicians, animals, saints, and scenes from his childhood in an inflated and colorful form that was instantly recognizable.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu minister and controversial South African leader, dies at 95

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded the Inkatha Freedom Party, the third largest political party in South Africa when the country transitioned from the racist apartheid system to a democratic one in 1994.

Bill Richardson, former UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies at 75

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died…

Jimmy Buffett, American singer of ‘Margaritaville’ fame, dies at 76

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76.

Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s tax policies during the 2008 election, dies at 49

By John Seewer, Associated Press

Samuel Wurzelbacher was thrust into the spotlight after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign.

Bob Barker, popular host of ‘The Price Is Right’, dies at 99, publicist says

By Frazier Moore, Associated Press

A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99.

James Buckley, conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

By Associated Press

Buckley spent a single term in the 1970s in the Senate, where the conservative was one of the first Republican lawmakers to call for President Richard Nixon's resignation in the Watergate scandal.

Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Searching for Sugarman’ documentary, dies at 81

By Corey Williams, Associated Press

Rodriguez' albums flopped in the United States in the 1970s but — unknown to him — he later became a star in South Africa where his protest songs inspired white liberals horrified by the country's brutal racial segregation system of…

Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey's most prominent Black leaders and passionately advocated for revitalizing cities and against gun violence, died Tuesday after a sudden illness.