Former UNC President Bill Friday dies at 92
William "Bill" Friday, the man who personified higher education in the state even after he stepped down after 30 years as president of the University of North Carolina system, has died. He was 92.
View ArticleActor, TV host Gary Collins dies at 74 in Miss.
Gary Collins, an actor, television show host and former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died Saturday, authorities said. He was 74.
View ArticleCentrist Sen. Specter died fighting for moderation
Arlen Specter, a pugnacious and prominent former moderate in the U.S. Senate who developed the single-bullet theory in President John F. Kennedy's assassination and played starring roles in Supreme...
View ArticleKey events in career of former Sen. Arlen Specter
Major events in the timeline of outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter's career in politics:
View ArticleReaction to death of ex-Sen. Arlen Specter of Pa.
Reaction to the death of former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who died Sunday:
View ArticleSpecter dies as Congress is at its most polarized
Arlen Specter, who spent much of his pugnacious 30-year career in the U.S. Senate warning of the dangers of political intolerance, lost a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma at a time when Congress is...
View ArticleArlen Specter dies at 82; longtime senator was a political maverick
WASHINGTON - Arlen Specter, who in 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the Senate offended Republicans and Democrats in almost equal measures with maverick votes and a frank cockiness that finally...
View ArticleArlen Specter, Senate maverick, dies at 82
PHILADELPHIA - Arlen Specter, 82, the longest-serving United States senator in Pennsylvania history, a driven, often contentious figure who placed himself at the center of national controversies for a...
View ArticleCambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89
Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was never far from the center of his country's politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, has died. He was 89.
View ArticleCambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89
Norodom Sihanouk, the revered former king who was a towering figure in Cambodian politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, died Monday. He was 89.
View ArticleArlen Specter dies at 82; longtime senator was a political maverick
WASHINGTON - Arlen Specter, who in 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the Senate offended Republicans and Democrats in almost equal measures with maverick votes and a frank cockiness that finally...
View ArticleArlen Specter dies at 82; longtime senator was a political maverick
Arlen Specter, who in 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the Senate offended Republicans and Democrats in almost equal measure with maverick votes and a frank cockiness that finally ended his career...
View ArticleW. James Orovitz, on boards of FIU and Mount Sinai Medical Center, dies
At a festive gathering Monday evening in Miami Beach, guests celebrated the union of two partners who have vowed to protect a precious legacy and ensure that it flourishes.
View ArticleCentrist Sen. Specter died fighting for moderation
Arlen Specter, a pugnacious and prominent former moderate in the U.S. Senate who developed the single-bullet theory in President John F. Kennedy's assassination and played starring roles in Supreme...
View ArticleBill Greer, former Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald editor, dies at 65
Bill Greer, the former assistant managing editor for projects at the Palm Beach Post, as well as a longtime editor for The Miami Herald, died Saturday at the age of 65.<p/> Death was the result...
View ArticleSinger Arlo Guthrie says wife, Jackie, has died
Folk singer Arlo Guthrie has announced the death of his wife, Jackie, at age 68.
View ArticleMan who falsely confessed to NY murders dies at 68
A man who confessed to three New York City murders he did not commit and spent more than three years in prison has died at age 68.
View ArticleJohn Durkin, victor in close NH Senate race, dies
Former U.S. Sen. John Durkin, a New Hampshire Democrat who won his seat in 1975 in one of the closest elections in Senate history, died Tuesday. He was 76.
View Article'Emmanuelle' star Sylvia Kristel dies at age 60
At the time, Sylvia Kristel was worried about starring in the 1974 erotic movie "Emmanuelle," but consoled herself with the thought that few people would see her sexually charged performance.
View ArticleMichael Asher, pioneering conceptual artist, dies at 69
Michael Asher, the pioneering conceptual artist who challenged expectations of what constitutes a work of art and what happens during an art critique, died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home early...
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