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Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. He retired in 2009.
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Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesCivil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades. -
PixabayCharlotte residents are mourning the death of Pope Francis, including Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte, who was appointed by Francis himself.
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Lear's revolutionary comedies, including "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," didn't shy away from issues of race, struggle and inequality. He believed that all people are "versions of each other." -
Nichols created more than 20 works of fiction and non-fiction, most centered around his adopted home of Northern New Mexico. He is best known for "The Milagro Beanfield War" and "The Sterile Cuckoo." -
Whether the subject was affirmative action, states' rights, campaign finance, national security or abortion, hers was often the voice that spoke for the court. -
Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice. -
Shane MacGowan was a famously hard-drinking but brilliant musician who shot to fame in the 1980s with the folk punk band The Pogues. -
Kissinger's guiding foreign policy principle was that strategic national interests take priority over more idealistic aims, like the promotion of human rights and democracy. -
Lee Edison Hansel Jr. spent 50 years living "outside" in Charlotte. For the last decade of his life, he lived outside St. Peter’s Episcopal, serving as its unofficial custodian. -
By their own accounts, the former president and first lady weren't just spouses, but full partners who counted their relationship as their greatest achievement. -
The wife of former President Jimmy Carter was 96 years old. She spent decades as a prominent advocate for mental health and professionalized the role of first lady. -
Byatt wove history, myth and a sharp eye for human foibles into two dozen books that included the Booker Prize-winning novel "Possession."
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in the 1950s, a former army GI published a budget guide that changed how a lot of people thought about travel. We remember Arthur Frommer, who died this week at 95.
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Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized travel with his 1957 guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, has died at 95, his daughter confirmed Monday.
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Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized travel with his 1957 guidebook "Europe on 5 Dollars a Day," has died at 95, his daughter confirmed Monday. -
Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died at age 84. He was a towering figure in the legal profession who argued 65 cases at the Supreme Court as solicitor general and as a private lawyer. -
Iconic alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson died Nov. 9 after a very long career. Unapologetic about seeking an audience, he said he just aimed to play what crowds would respond to.
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Roy Haynes. American jazz drummer and bandleader has died. Born in 1925 in Roxbury, Mass., he influenced generations of jazz drummers and helped change the direction of rhythmic improvisation.
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Haynes influenced generations of drummers and helped change the direction of jazz improvisation. -
John Robinson guided the Trojans at the University of Southern California to the 1978 title game. He led the Los Angeles Rams from 1983-1991.
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John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89. -
Jamison was a dance star who led the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to new heights. -
You may have grown up hearing one of her signature tunes, like "You'll Sing A Song and I'll Sing A Song." "Morning Edition" looks back on the influences, life and legacy of Ella Jenkins.
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Jenkins, whose signature tune was "You'll Sing A Song," received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was known worldwide for her call-and-response songs.
