Jan 01 'Unforgettable' singer Natalie Cole dies at 65 By Joshua Barajas Singer Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz great Nat "King" Cole, died Thursday night, her family confirmed. Cole's family said in a statement that the singer died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications from long-standing health… Continue reading
Dec 02 Sandy Berger, ex-Clinton national security adviser, dies By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser Sandy Berger, who helped craft President Bill Clinton's foreign policy and got in trouble over destroying classified documents, died Wednesday. He was 70. Continue reading
Nov 01 Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator and actor, dies at 73 By News Desk Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, as well as a film and television actor, died Sunday, his family said. Continue reading
Oct 10 Secret Service agent who shielded Reagan during shooting dies By Associated Press The Secret Service agent credited with saving President Ronald Reagan's life on the day he was shot outside a Washington hotel has died. Continue reading
Sep 23 Beloved baseball legend Yogi Berra dies at 90 By Gretchen Frazee Hall of Fame New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra died Tuesday at the age of 90. During the World War II veteran’s 19-year career, he became a 15-time All-Star, three-time American League MVP winner and 10-time World Series champion. Continue reading
Sep 08 Remembering Andy Kohut, pollster and NewsHour regular By Gwen Ifill Those of us who love to cover politics loved Andy Kohut. He was courtly, incisive and smart. The pollster and NewsHour contributor died Tuesday at age 73. Continue reading
Sep 06 Japanese-American gunner who flew missions over Japan during WWII dies By News Desk Ben Kuroki, who overcame widespread discrimination to become the only Japanese-American gunner to fly missions over Japan during World War II has died. He was 98. Continue reading
Aug 30 Oliver Sacks, neurologist and acclaimed author, dies at 82 By News Desk Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and author who was called the "poet laureate of medicine" died in his New York City home on Sunday. He was 82. Continue reading
Aug 17 D.C.-area mourns a superhero whose 'Batman' comforted sick children By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Lenny Robinson, known for dressing up as Batman to cheer up sick children, died Sunday after being struck by a car on Interstate 70. He was 51. Continue reading
Aug 16 Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and civil rights leader, dies at 75 By Associated Press Julian Bond, a major figure in the 1960s civil rights movement who served as a longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Continue reading