Dec 21 Franco Harris, Steelers Hall of Fame running back, dies at 72 By Will Graves, Associated Press Harris' heads-up thinking authored “The Immaculate Reception.” It is considered the most iconic play in NFL history. Continue reading
Dec 06 Jim Stewart, co-founder of 'Memphis sound' recording studio Stax, dies By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Jim Stewart, who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister and helped build the soulful "Memphis sound," has died at age 92. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Ukraine hosts food security summit in Kyiv By PBS NewsHour Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, European leaders arrived in Ukraine for a food security summit as the country’s power grid slowly comes back online, heavy rains caused deadly landslides across the Italian island of Ischia, China eased some COVID lockdown… Continue watching
Nov 22 Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter, dies at 79 By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Pablo Milanés, the Latin Grammy-winning balladeer who helped found Cuba’s “nueva trova” movement and toured the world as a cultural ambassador for Fidel Castro’s revolution, has died in Spain, where he had been under treatment for blood cancer. He was… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watermelon smashing comedian Gallagher dies at 76 By Associated Press Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-'em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76. Continue reading
Oct 28 'Great Balls of Fire' singer Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The untamable and often outrageous rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Continue reading
Oct 25 Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies at 68 By Tara Copp, Associated Press Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68. Continue reading
Oct 04 Country music star Loretta Lynn dies at 90 By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died. Continue reading
Sep 29 Coolio, rapper who won Grammy for 'Gangsta's Paradise,' dies at age 59 By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," has died. Continue reading
Sep 13 Jean-Luc Godard, iconic French director, dead at 91 By Jamey Keaten, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Swiss news agency ATS quoted Godard’s partner, Anne-Marie Mieville, and her producers as saying he died peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones at his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva, on Tuesday. Continue reading