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Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Trained as a librarian, Cleary penned more than 30 books, which sold millions of copies, saying she began writing because children told her there were no stories about kids like them.

The Longest Year: The people we’ve lost to COVID-19

By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Lorna Baldwin, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry

Four people who lost a loved one in the pandemic tell us about what they remember, how they’re grieving and how they're trying to move forward.

‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80

By Associated Press

Jessica Walter, who played a scheming matriarch in TV's "Arrested Development," has died. She was 80. Walter's death was confirmed Thursday by her daughter, Brooke Bowman.

Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80

By Leanne Italie, Associated Press

Peretti's sculptural cuff bracelets, bean designs and open-heart pendants are among her most recognizable work. She often worked in sterling silver, a metal she favored and helped popularize as a luxury choice.

Yaphet Kotto of ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Alien,’ dies at 81

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Kotto was best known for his infuriated FBI agent in "Midnight Run," the James Bond villain Mr. Big in "Live and Let Die" and the technician Dennis Parker in 1979's "Alien."…

Honoring 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to the coronavirus

Even as hope for an end to the pandemic grows, more than 520,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. We take a moment to remember five remarkable individuals lost to this disease.

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Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101

By Janie Har, Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Ferlinghetti helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement. He was known for his City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, an essential meeting place for the Beats and other bohemians in the 1950s and beyond.

Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Corea is the artist with the most jazz Grammys in the show's 63-year history, and he has a chance to posthumously win at the March 14 show.

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78

By John Rogers, Associated Press

As the founder of one of the most explicit adult-oriented magazines, Larry Flynt constantly challenged the establishment and became a target for the religious right and feminist groups.

Marty Schottenheimer, legendary NFL coach with 200 wins, dies at 77

By Bernie Wilson, Associated Press

Schottenheimer was the eighth-winningest coach in NFL history. He went 200-126-1 in 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington and San Diego Chargers.