Nov 04 Dick Cheney, one of America’s most powerful and polarizing vice presidents, dies at 84 By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family. Continue reading
Oct 26 Retired Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after saying he had kidney disease By Dennis Waszak Jr., Associated Press Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold, one of the franchise’s most popular and decorated players who helped lead the team to the AFC championship game twice, has died, the team announced Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 25 June Lockhart, beloved mother figure of ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space’ fame, dies at 100 By Bob Thomas, Beth Harris, Associated Press June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers whether at home in “Lassie” or up in the stratosphere in “Lost in Space,” has died. Continue reading
Oct 24 Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies at age 93 By Denis D. Gray, Jintamas Saksornchai, Tian Macleod Ji, Associated Press Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. Continue reading
Oct 21 Daniel Naroditsky, child chess prodigy who became grandmaster, dies at 29 By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Naroditsky quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport. Continue reading
Oct 16 Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of history-making Mount Everest trek, dies at 92 By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Kanchha Sherpa was among the 35 members of the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 29,032-foot peak on May 29, 1953. A mountain guide for most of his life, he was… Continue reading
Oct 14 Grammy-winning R&B singer D’Angelo dies at 51 By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. Continue reading
Oct 11 Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79 By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press People Magazine reported Saturday that Keaton died in California with loved ones, citing a family spokesperson. The unexpected news was met with shock around the world. Continue reading
Oct 08 Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, dies at 89 By Michael Casey, Associated Press The former Joan Bennett, one of the last remaining members of a family generation that included President John F. Kennedy, was a model and classically-trained pianist when she married Ted Kennedy in 1958. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 4:57 Remembering Jane Goodall and how she changed the way people see animals By Jeffrey Brown, Jackson Hudgins, Jenna Bloom One of the world’s most beloved and influential primatologists and conservationists has died. Jane Goodall spent more than half a century studying chimpanzees and advocating for animal rights and environmental protection. As Jeffrey Brown reports, Goodall helped change the way… Continue watching