May 13 Watch 4:41 Remembering the impact of Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Jason Collins, a pioneer in the world of sports, has died. Collins was the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major American sports leagues. Tributes are pouring in for a man remembered as a beloved… Continue watching
May 06 CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87 By David Bauder, Associated Press Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87. Continue reading
Apr 28 Jack Thornell, Pulitzer-winning photographer of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 86 By Kevin McGill, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississippi highway in 1966 became an enduring image of the Civil Rights Movement, has died. Continue reading
Apr 22 Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking 13th term in Congress, dies at 80 By Bill Barrow, Matt Brown, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Scott, the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, was once a leading voice for his party on issues related to farm aid policy and food aid for consumers. Continue reading
Apr 17 Patients and dental community mourn Dr. Cerina Fairfax, killed by Virginia ex-Lt. Gov. Fairfax By Brian Witte, Associated Press Patients and colleagues are remembering Dr. Cerina Fairfax as a devoted mother, a caring dentist and the rock at the center of her family, after police say she was killed by her estranged husband, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. Continue reading
Mar 30 Tony-nominated actor Mary Beth Hurt dies at 79 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World According to Garp,” has died. Continue reading
Mar 20 Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86 By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a “sudden passing.”… Continue reading
Mar 17 Len Deighton, British author of bestselling spy thrillers, dies at 97 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Deighton’s first novel, “The IPCRESS File,” helped set the tone of cool and gritty 1960s thrillers and was made into a film starring Michael Caine that helped launch both author and actor to long and stellar careers. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 2:52 Remembering neon artist and glass-bending master Wil Kirkman By Marcia Franklin Neon signs aren't as ubiquitous as they once were, but the artistry has been receiving renewed appreciation. Wil Kirkman was well-known for his ability to make and repair intricate and fragile glass lights. Kirkman died of cancer last year, but… Continue watching
Mar 09 Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99 By Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press The White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. Continue reading