Jun 04 Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies at 95 By Associated Press Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding for a national marketing campaign for baby food. Continue reading
May 26 Ray Liotta, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ star, dies at 67 By Lindsey Bahr, Martín José Adames Alcántara, Associated Press Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams," has died. He was 67. Continue reading
Apr 20 Dede Robertson, wife of Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, dies at 94 By Ben Finley, Associated Press Dede Robertson, the wife of religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and a founding board member of the Christian Broadcasting Network, has died. Continue reading
Mar 24 Stephen Wilhite, inventor of the GIF format, has died By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Wilhite, who lived in Milford, Ohio, won a Webby lifetime achievement award in 2013 for inventing the GIF, which decades after its creation became omnipresent in memes and on social media, often used as a cheeky representation of a cultural… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 11:25 Madeleine Albright, first woman to become secretary of state, dies at 84 From the very heights of government and diplomacy, to fierce advocacy for democracy and refugees, Madeleine Albright set a new and trailblazing standard. The first woman to become secretary of state died Wednesday afternoon in Washington, but leaves an impressive… Continue watching
Mar 23 Madeleine Albright, 1st female U.S. secretary of state, dies at 84 By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996 -- she was the highest-ranking woman in the history of U.S. government at the time. Continue reading
Mar 16 Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94 By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name has died. Continue reading
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