Aug 29 Remembering Tom Clark, renowned poet who rhapsodized about baseball By Jennifer Hijazi Prolific poet and biographer Tom Clark died this month at the age of 77, leaving behind a substantial body of writing that exemplifies his penchants for lyricism, wit, and brevity, as well as a lifelong love of baseball. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 5:16 Honoring John McCain’s lifetime of public service, America mourns By PBS News Hour The country’s top leaders mourned on Sunday news that Sen. John McCain, Republican leader and and two-time presidential candidate, died at his home in Arizona on Saturday. From the former director of the CIA David Petraeus to former Secretary of… Continue watching
Jul 25 Sergio Marchionne, who saved Fiat and Chrysler, has died By Colleen Barry, Tom Krisher, Associated Press MILAN — Sergio Marchionne, a charismatic and demanding CEO who engineered two long-shot corporate turnarounds to save carmakers Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, died Wednesday. He was 66. Continue reading
Jun 27 Jackson family patriarch dies at 89 By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press NEW YORK — Joseph Jackson, the strong, fearsome patriarch of the musical Jackson family, has died, according to a person close to the family. Continue reading
Jun 18 Elizabeth Brackett taught me that a good story begins with people By Merrill Schwerin It’s hard to imagine anything ever slowing Elizabeth Brackett. In her more than two decades of work for the PBS NewsHour, she braved earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and presidential campaigns. She never yawned. She always pushed for more — more… Continue reading
Jun 17 Elizabeth Brackett, longtime intrepid special correspondent for the NewsHour, dies at 76 By Patti Parson Brackett, who worked on and off as a midwest correspondent for the PBS NewsHour starting in 1984, died Sunday after a bicycle accident left her critically injured. She was 76. Continue reading
Jun 05 Dwight Clark, 49er great who made ‘The Catch,’ dies at 61 By Josh Dubow, Associated Press Clark, the author of one play simply known as "The Catch," died Monday just more than one year after revealing he had ALS. He was 61. Continue reading
Apr 17 Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at 92 By Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe Barbara Bush, a former first lady and linchpin of one of American's leading political families, has died in Houston, Texas. A statement from the family did not immediately identify a cause of death. Continue reading
Mar 27 Linda Brown, central figure in school segregation case, dies By Associated Press "Sixty-four years ago, a young girl from Topeka, Kansas sparked a case that ended segregation in public schools in America," Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer said in a statement. Continue reading
Mar 14 Stephen Hawking, explorer of the universe, dead at 76 By Nsikan Akpan Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most recognizable scientists, died early Wednesday morning. He was 76. Continue reading