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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard and X-Men's Professor X, Dies at 86
The Shakespearean stage actor died at home Wednesday after a brief battle with Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia, his spokesperson said.
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Top NewsNoah Adams, Voice of NPR's 'All Things Considered' for 18 Years, Dies at 84
Adams guided listeners through the Berlin Wall's fall and the Sept. 11 attacks, but colleagues say he did his best work riding trains and talking to people in small towns.
PoliticsDennis Hastert, Longest-Serving Republican House Speaker, Dies at 84 After Prison Term
The former Illinois congressman died Saturday at his Plano home while in hospice care. His career ended in a hush-money case that exposed decades-old sexual abuse of teenage boys.
PoliticsJon Kyl, the Arizona Republican Who Spent 15 Years Behind the Scenes on the Biggest Tribal Water Settlement in History and Then Walked Brett Kavanaugh Through the Senate, Has Died at 84
He served 26 years in Congress, four months more filling John McCain's seat, and withdrew from public life last December after a dementia diagnosis. 'Probably a lot of my better achievements were in preventing bad things from happening.'
WatchTop NewsGloria Steinem Died at 92 at Her Home in Manhattan. She Co-Founded Ms. Magazine in 1972
The Gloria Steinem Foundation announced her death Thursday and did not give a cause. She spent six decades arguing that women's equality was a structural problem, not a personal one.
Top NewsDolly Parton Died at 80 in Nashville. Her Publicist Says the Cause Was Cancer
She wrote 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You' in the same year and spent the next five decades being claimed by everyone.
WorldSam Neill, the Steely Scientist of 'Jurassic Park,' Dies at 78 of Pneumonia
The New Zealand actor, knighted for his craft and beloved for roles from Dr. Alan Grant to 'Peaky Blinders,' died Monday in Sydney. His agent confirmed the cause after what the family called a wave of media falsehoods.
WatchTop NewsSen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 From Aortic Dissection, Hours After Returning From Ukraine
The five-term South Carolina Republican and close Trump ally died Saturday night after what his office called a 'brief and sudden illness'; the D.C. medical examiner's preliminary findings point to a torn aorta.
PoliticsBob Packwood, Senator Forced to Quit in Sex Scandal, Dies at 93
The unorthodox Republican helped shape tax policy and women's rights legislation before resigning in 1995 amid sexual misconduct accusations.
PoliticsFormer Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, Architect of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Law and First Sitting Congressman to Voluntarily Come Out as Gay, Dies of Congestive Heart Failure at 86
The acid-tongued Democrat who served 16 terms, chaired the House Financial Services Committee through the 2008 financial crisis and married James Ready in 2012 in the first same-sex marriage by a sitting member of Congress, died Tuesday night at his summer home in Ogunquit, Maine.
PoliticsBlack Conservative Leader Robert Woodson Dies at 89
The veteran community activist believed self-reliance, rather than government programs, was the key to fighting racism and poverty.
Top NewsRep. David Scott, Longtime Georgia Lawmaker and Black Community Advocate, Dies at 80
The former Georgia state lawmaker was known for his advocacy on issues affecting Black communities and his refusal to exit politics despite health problems.
WorldLegendary Bollywood Singer Asha Bhosle Dies at 92, Leaving Musical Legacy
One of India's most beloved playback singers, whose distinctive voice provided the soundtrack for generations of films, passes away.
WorldAfrika Bambaataa, Hip-Hop Pioneer and Zulu Nation Founder, Dies at 68
The South Bronx DJ who created "Planet Rock" and turned gang rivalries into the culture of hip-hop died Thursday in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer.
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Joseph J. Collins, TV Pioneer Who Shaped Cable and Internet Era, Dies at 81
Media executive played pivotal role in television's evolution from broadcast dominance to cable and digital streaming platforms.
BusinessJoseph J. Collins, TV Industry Pioneer Who Shaped Cable and Internet Transition, Dies at 81
The media executive played a crucial role in television's evolution from broadcast dominance to cable and streaming platforms.
Top NewsChuck Norris, Action Icon and 'Walker, Texas Ranger' Star, Dies in Hawaii at 86
The martial arts champion who became one of America's most recognizable faces through a string of 1980s action films and a beloved nine-year TV series — and who on his 86th birthday posted a video of himself still sparring — died Thursday morning in Hawaii; no cause of death was disclosed by his family.
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Robert Mueller, FBI Director Who Led Russia Investigation, Dies at 81
Mueller served as FBI director for 12 years, beginning one week before 9/11, then spent two years as special counsel producing a report that charged 34 individuals and found Russia interfered 'in sweeping and systematic fashion' in the 2016 election — with President Trump responding to his death with a post saying 'Good, I'm glad he's dead.'
