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Dukakis reflects on Jimmy Carter, 'a guy of real integrity'
The former Massachusetts governor remembers the late president as someone he could always call for advice. -
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
Carter led the United States from 1977 to 1981. -
Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2024
Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world. -
Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall. -
After her sudden death, Rep. Williams Gifford remembered as an inspiration to conservative women
The longtime state representative, a Wareham Republican, died from cancer at age 64. -
Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has died
The prominent human rights advocate and widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy passed away at the age of 96 after suffering a stroke last week. -
Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
The charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup was known as “El Tiante.” He pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame. -
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NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed when bicycles hit by car on eve of sister's wedding
“Just devastating news for all of us connected with the Gaudreau family,” Jerry York, who coached the Gaudreau brothers at Boston College. -
John Lansing, the steady CEO who led NPR through the pandemic's crises, dies at 67
Lansing tangled with titans, kept the network’s shows on the air even as its offices closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and steered NPR through what he defined as an “existential” financial crisis.
