James Hood dies; defied segregation at U. of Ala.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — One of the first black students who enrolled at the University of Alabama a half century ago in defiance of racial segregation has died. James Hood of Gadsden was 70.
View ArticleRobert Chew, actor on 'The Wire,' dies
BALTIMORE -- Robert Chew, who played Proposition Joe on the HBO series "The Wire," has died. He was 52.
View ArticleFriends remember online pioneer Aaron Swartz
Hundreds of friends and supporters of Aaron Swartz gathered Saturday in Manhattan to pay tribute to the free-information activist and online prodigy who killed himself as he faced trial on hacking...
View ArticleGrace Rich, English teacher, dies at 93
Grace Henderson Rich was a woman of a "different era," according to those who knew her best. A longtime English teacher from St. James, she was a scholar of Greek history and the Bible, and she loved...
View ArticleFrances McClurkin, 79, singer, mother to gospel stars, dies
When future gospel music star Donnie McClurkin and his siblings were children, their mother would gather them on her bed in Amityville when there was thunder and lightning outside to ease their fears...
View ArticleMiami Hurricanes baseball coach Ron Fraser dead
Ron Fraser coached the national teams from two different countries, is a member of 10 different Halls of Fame, won two NCAA baseball championships and never had a losing record in a 30-year career with...
View Article'Death Wish' director Michael Winner dies
LONDON -- "Death Wish" director Michael Winner, a British filmmaker, restaurant critic and bon vivant, died Monday. He was 77.
View ArticleFashion buyer Anne J. Tatta of Oyster Bay
Anne J. Tatta, a longtime fashion buyer from Oyster Bay, was known for her gregariousness, sense of style and devotion to family.
View ArticleHans Massaquoi, ex-Ebony editor raised in Nazi Germany, dies
MIAMI -- Hans Massaquoi, a former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote a distinctive memoir about his unusual childhood growing up black in Nazi Germany, has died. He was 87.
View ArticleClara Nixon, president's sister-in-law, dies
LOS ANGELES -- Her famous brother-in-law had not yet been elected president. But he already had been vice president, as well as a U.S. senator and a congressman from California, and Clara Jane Nixon...
View ArticleJapanese director Nagisa Oshima dies
Nagisa Oshima, an iconoclastic Japanese director and screenwriter best known in the West for the sexually explicit films "In the Realm of the Senses" and "Empire of Passion," has died at a hospital...
View ArticleDonald Hornig, A-bomb scientist, dies at 92
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Donald F. Hornig, a scientist who served as a key figure on the Manhattan Project, an adviser to three U.S. presidents and president of Brown University, has died. He was 92.
View ArticleWW II Dorchester survivor Ben Epstein dies at 91
Ben Epstein was a young Army draftee aboard the transport ship Dorchester when it was sunk by a German U-boat during World War II. Of the 902 onboard, 672 died including four chaplains who gave up...
View ArticleLinda Pugach, blinded in infamous crime, dies
Linda Pugach, who was blinded in 1959 when her lover hired hit men to throw lye in her face -- and became a media sensation after later marrying him -- has died, her husband said Thursday. She was 75.
View ArticleFuneral services moved for Frances McClurkin
Relatives of the late Frances McClurkin, mother of gospel music star Donnie McClurkin, have changed the location of her funeral service because of expected large crowds.
View ArticleVic Scutari, soup kitchen founder, dies
Vic Scutari, a Long Island activist who protested American military intrusions, the plight of the homeless and political corruption in Nassau County, died Jan. 12 after a long battle with Parkinson's...
View ArticleKhanh Nguyen, general who briefly led Vietnam, dies
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Khanh Nguyen, a South Vietnamese general who briefly gained control of the government in a coup and went on to lead a "government in exile" in California, has died.
View ArticleFinancier A.W. Clausen dies at 89
A.W. Clausen, an American banker who rose to the highest echelons of his field nationally and internationally, serving twice as president of Bank of America with a stint as head of the World Bank in...
View ArticleCardinal Jozef Glemp, leader of Poland's Catholics, dies
WARSAW, Poland -- Cardinal Jozef Glemp, the longtime head of Poland's influential Roman Catholic church who helped lead the nation peacefully through martial law and the fight against communism, has...
View ArticleDavid Malone, racetrack steward, dies
When longtime Long Islander David Malone was a state racetrack steward, his children would often tag along -- sometimes catching glimpses of celebrities and sports stars, such as Yankees pitcher Whitey...
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