Charles Shay, D-Day Native American veteran, passes away
PARIS (AP) — Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when…
Alice Wong, disability rights activist and author, dead at age 51
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others,…
Oscar-nominated actor Sally Kirkland, known for ‘Anna,’ dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV,…
Ex-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his…
James Watson, who co-discovered DNA’s double helix shape, dies at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse…
Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24
Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an…
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional…
Last surviving member of 1953 Everest expedition dies
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered…
Tomiichi Murayama, who apologized for Japan’s colonial and wartime aggression, dies
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing…
Former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga dies at 80
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist…
Diane Keaton, ‘Annie Hall,’ ‘The Godfather’ actor, dead at 79
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride,” whose quirky,…
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s basketball team, dies at 106
CHICAGO (AP) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men’s basketball team at Loyola Chicago who…