Feb 21 Dr. Paul Farmer, humanitarian and Partners in Health co-founder, dies at 62 By Associated Press Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician, humanitarian and author renowned for providing health care to millions of impoverished people, has died. Continue reading
Feb 16 Walter Dellinger, influential constitutional scholar and lawyer, dies at 80 By Jonathan Drew, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The constitutional scholar argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University. Continue reading
Feb 09 Family says Bob Saget died after accidental blow to the head By Associated Press Citing authorities, the family says that Saget struck the back of his head on an unknown surface and then went to sleep. He was found unresponsive in his hotel room on Jan. 9 and declared dead by paramedics. Continue reading
Jan 11 American Indian Movement leader Clyde Bellecourt dead at 85 By Associated Press Bellecourt was a co-founder in 1968 of AIM, which began as a local organization in Minneapolis that sought to grapple with issues of police brutality and discrimination against Native Americans. Continue reading
Jan 10 Robert Durst, real estate heir convicted of murder, dead at 78 By Andrew Dalton, Brian Melley, Associated Press Durst was convicted of the 2000 killing of Susan Berman in September. Durst was facing trial in New York for the killing his wife, who disappeared in 1982. He was acquitted in 2003 in the death of a Texas man. Continue reading
Dec 31 Iconic actress Betty White dies at age 99 By Frazier Moore, Associated Press Her combination of sweetness and edginess gave life to a roster of quirky characters in shows from the sitcom “Life With Elizabeth” in the early 1950s to oddball Rose Nylund in “The Golden Girls” in the ’80s to '00s with… Continue reading
Dec 30 Recalling influential people who died in 2021 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy people who died in 2021. Also among those who died this year was a man who for years held the title of baseball’s… Continue reading
Dec 29 Harry Reid loved to fight. He also loved to make deals. By Laurie Kellman, Ken Ritter, Associated Press The combative boxer-turned-lawyer was widely acknowledged as one of the toughest dealmakers in Congress during a Washington career that spanned 34 years and included five terms in the Senate. Continue reading
Dec 15 bell hooks, groundbreaking feminist thinker, dies at 69 By Associated Press Among her most famous expressions was her definition of feminism, which she called “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression."… Continue reading
Nov 09 Dean Stockwell, of ‘Quantum Leap and’ ‘Blue Velvet’ fame, dies at 85 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press In a career that spanned seven decades, Stockwell was a supreme character actor whose performances didn’t have to be lengthy to be mesmerizing. Continue reading