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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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Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences as "America's little brother" on "Eight Is Enough," has died. He was 54. -
Ken Block, an action sports legend who also co-founded Hoonigan Racing, died on Monday at age 55 after his snowmobile fell backward on a steep slope. -
Lola "Gangsta Boo'' Mitchell was found dead Sunday in Memphis, Tenn., her hometown at the age of 43. The cause of death has not been released.
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White, the younger brother of the band's founder and principal songwriter Maurice White, joined the group in the mid-1970s and went on to lay the backbone for hits like "September" and "Shining Star."
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The Pointer Sisters won three Grammy Awards and had 13 U.S. top 20 hit songs between 1973 and 1985, Anita Pointer's publicist said. The 1983 album "Break Out" went triple platinum. -
He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century. -
Over more than a half century, the driven celebrity journalist built one of the most remarkable careers in TV news. She was 93. -
Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century, died on Christmas Eve. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a single professional tour. -
The dancer-DJ also appeared in films like "Step Up: All In" and "Magic Mike XXL" and was featured in Disney+'s "The Hip Hop Nutcracker," released this year. He also had placed as a runner-up on "So You Think You Can Dance" and later judged season 17 of the dance competition show. -
Wahl, the preeminent soccer reporter in the U.S., died early Saturday while covering the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal match in Doha. He collapsed in the press tribune during the game.
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A trained gynecologist, Gao became well-known across China for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis and for her educational work to remove the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. -
Norman Lear transformed TV with his focus on the dynamics of Black families in shows like "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times."
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Saleemul Huq influenced U.N. climate talks immensely over the years, by spotlighting what wealthy countries owe to less-developed nations. He died at 71, shortly before this year's COP28 talks began.
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The Oscar-nominated actor was known as a heartthrob from his roles on the 1960s soap opera and later hit movies. He died on Friday, according to his son. -
Juanita Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago. -
NPR's Steve Inskeep recalls a 2008 conversation with TV producer and activist Norman Lear, who revolutionized network television. He worked social commentary into sitcoms that usually avoided it.
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Norman Lear, who addressed serious issues in humorous sitcoms, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 101. He leaves behind a legacy of hit 1970s sitcoms that revolutionized television.
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Writer/producer Norman Lear has died. The legendary figure in television created All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and other shows that spoke to the political moment with humor and compassion.
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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." -
Laine joined Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder to form the Moody Blues and sang lead on the group's first hit, "Go Now." His death comes 50 years after the release of McCartney's Band on the Run album.
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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." -
A remembrance of journalist Maria Emilia Martin, founder of "Latino USA" and well-known teacher and mentor, who died on Saturday.
