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Wendt got his start in Chicago's The Second City improv comedy troupe. He went on to earn six Primetime Emmy nominations for his role as a lovable barfly on "Cheers."
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LongeviQuestSister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a soccer-loving nun born in 1908, is remembered as compassionate and dedicated to her faith. -
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.
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One of North Carolina's most powerful contemporary political leaders has died. Former state Sen. Marc Basnight served a record 18 years as Senate leader. -
Richard Lewis Spencer was best known as a member of the Grammy Award-winning band The Winstons. A native of Wadesboro, North Carolina, Spencer played tenor saxophone with Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield. -
A spokesperson for the International Bluegrass Music Association says Rice died Friday at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. -
Don Fowler, a former chair of the Democratic National Committee and mainstay of South Carolina and national politics for decades, has died. He was 85. -
Alabama civil rights icon Bruce Boynton, who helped inspire the Freedom Riders movement when he ordered at a whites only section of a restaurant, has died. He was 83.
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Tributes are flowing for Dan Kirsch, a leader and organizer in Charlotte's LGBTQ community, who died suddenly Friday.The Charlotte Observer reported he… -
Something big is missing from Charlotte’s festival scene Saturday. The annual Taste of the Lowcountry event is on hiatus after 16 years. The man who… -
The Rev. Dr. William Raymond Worsley marched with local civil rights titans like Dr. Reginald Hawkins, Julius Chambers, Fred Alexander, and even Dr.… -
For over two decades Greg Good, affectionately known as “Catman,” never missed a Carolina Panthers home game. Catman died last week, leaving a void at the… -
The chief executive of the community-owned cable and internet system in the Lake Norman area has passed away. David Auger died Friday, May 17.Auger had…
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96. Israel and Hamas appear to inch toward a possible deal to release some hostages. An ultra-conservative economist won Argentina's presidential election.
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died at age 96. Host Scott Detrow talks to journalist Judy Woodruff about her life and legacy.
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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. -
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer paid tribute to Matthew Perry in heartfelt social media posts weeks after his death, praising him for his wit and heart. -
Lacks, a Black mother in Baltimore, died from cervical cancer in 1951. Her tumor cells, taken without her knowledge, became the first successful "immortal" cell line, and used for medical research. -
For decades, Dr. Roland Pattillo pushed to get Henrietta Lacks' name in the public eye. Lacks was a Black cancer patient whose cells were harvested and used for medical research without her consent.
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The two-car collision occurred early Saturday after a driver sped through a red light at a downtown intersection, police said. -
NPR's Scott Simon remembers former NPR reporter, Mike Shuster, who covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Soviet Union, among other huge stories.
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As a foreign correspondent, Mike Shuster was eyewitness to historic events from Moscow to the Mideast. In the U.S., his coverage of the John Gotti trial led to a momentous FCC ruling on expletives. -
F.L. "Bubba" Copeland said he was under an "internet attack" after an Alabama website published photos of him in women's clothing and makeup. His death puts a spotlight on media ethics.
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Angel Irizarry is a former detective who worked on missing persons cases. In 2021, he set out on a personal investigation: to find his uncle Cesar, who had been estranged from his family for decades. -
The Friends co-creators spoke with NPR to remember their late colleague and friend, Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing.
