Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has…
Yohei Kono, apologized to victims of Japan’s wartime sexual abuses, dies
TOKYO (AP) — Yohei Kono, a Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to…
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Gordon S. Wood, the eminent and prolific scholar who forged a highly influential and…
US Sen. Bob Packwood, who resigned in sexual harassment scandal, dies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Sen. Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of…
Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies at 93
PARIS (AP) — Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the…
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay…
Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain cancer
Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and…
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist, dies at 59
ROME (AP) — Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two…
US Rep. David Scott, Georgia Democrat, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House…
Danish queen’s father dies in Australia at 84
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The father of Denmark’s Australian-born Queen Mary, John Donaldson, has died in Tasmania, the…
Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s top security officials, is killed in an Israeli strike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official and a conservative force within…
German philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies at 96
BERLIN (AP) — Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s…