Beloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92
Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer.
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, has died at 84
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, has died at 84
Dolly Parton, one of country music’s most singular performers, has died at age 80
The artist was a star performer in country music, and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable…
Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83
The left-handed MLB pitcher was 31 years old when he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in…
Zhu Rongji, who drove China’s 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial…
Artist Betye Saar, who used repurposed objects to reclaim identity, has died at 99
Saar told NPR in 2006, "I'm the kind of person who recycles materials, but I also recycle emotions and feelings."…
Sam Neill, known for ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78, his family says
In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died…
US Sen. Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening after a "brief and sudden illness.
Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ has died at 75
Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday…
Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic, dies at 100
Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and…