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…
Joan Kennedy, Ted Kennedy’s first wife, dies at 89
BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled…
Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of…
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black liberation activist sought by US, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from…
Robert Redford dies at 89
Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema…
Ricky Hatton, former world boxing champion, dies at 46
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hatton, the former boxing world champion who rose to become one of the…
Davey Johnson, 1986 Mets manager and 4-time All-Star, dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the…
Duchess of Kent, known for devotion to music and consoling Wimbledon losers, dies at 92
LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Kent, who famously broke royal protocol to hug a Wimbledon runner-up and…