Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen turned anti gay crusader, dies at 84

India PM Modi's party seeks to oust anti-corruption crusader in New Delhi state elections

Thousands are voting in the Indian capital’s state legislature election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party trying to unseat a powerful regional group that has ruled New ...

ABC News - 1h

Richard Williamson, Renegade Priest and Holocaust Denier, Dies at 84

Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his antisemitic views.

The New York Times - 7h

Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86

Fay Vincent, who became MLB commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners, has died at 86.

ESPN - 2d

Former German President Horst Köhler dies at 81

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country’s ...

ABC News - 3d

Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator

The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.

The New York Times - 6d

DeepSeek marks 'turning point' for global AI race: Former Google CEO

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that the rise of DeepSeek, the Chinese startup behind a new artificial intelligence (AI) model taking the internet by storm, marks a “turning point” ...

The Hill - 6d

Dez Bryant, Kayvon Thibodeaux trade barbs after former Cowboys star trolls Giants over Saquon Barkley success

Barkley is headed to the Super Bowl with the Eagles

CBS Sports - Jan. 27

Anti-extremism center opens in former house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss

A U.S.-based organization is transforming the house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss into a research center devoted to fighting extremism

ABC News - Jan. 27

Arthur Blessitt, Who Carried a Cross Around the World, Dies at 84

A street preacher from Hollywood, he set out on a walk to New York City in 1969 with a 110-pound cross on his back. Then he kept going.

The New York Times - Jan. 27

José Jiménez Dies at 76; Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans

He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in Chicago, it had chapters nationwide.

The New York Times - Jan. 22

Jets turn to former player Aaron Glenn to turn franchise around as head coach

52-year-old won plaudits as Lions defensive coordinator Glenn was a first-round choice for Jets as a player The New York Jets and Aaron Glenn agreed to terms on making the Detroit Lions ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

Torborg, former catcher and manager, dies at 83

Jeff Torborg, who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 AL Manager of the Year with the White Sox, died Sunday.

ESPN - Jan. 20

Former Aberdeen & Dunfermline boss Calderwood dies

Former Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic manager Jimmy Calderwood has died aged 69.

BBC News - Jan. 19

Man United legend Denis Law dies aged 84

Manchester United legend Denis Law has died at age 84, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday.

ESPN - Jan. 18

Nathalie Dupree, ‘Queen of Southern Cooking,’ Dies at 85

As a cookbook author, TV personality and mentor, she sought to burst the chicken-fried stereotype of the South. Sometimes her life was as messy as her kitchen.

The New York Times - Jan. 18

Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84

Striker was part of United’s much-fabled ‘Holy Trinity’ Bryan Robson leads tributes to ‘one of football’s giants’ Great names from Manchester United and Scotland have paid tribute to Denis Law, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

Man Utd and Scotland legend Law dies aged 84

Former Scotland, Manchester City and Manchester United striker Denis Law - the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or award - has died at the age of 84.

BBC News - Jan. 17

Bob Uecker, Clubhouse Wit-Turned-Popular Sportscaster, Dies at 90

Uecker turned his meager baseball career into humorous fodder covering games on TV and as a commercial pitchman.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

Bill McCartney dies at 84: Hall of Fame Colorado coach led Buffaloes to national championship in 1990 season

McCartney spent 13 seasons leading the Colorado football program

CBS Sports - Jan. 11

Colorado coaching great McCartney dies at 84

Bill McCartney, a three-time coach of the year in the Big Eight Conference who led the Colorado Buffaloes to their only national football title in 1990, has died at the age of 84, his family ...

ESPN - Jan. 11

Bill McCartney, former championship-winning head coach at Colorado, dies at age 84

McCartney, who led the Buffaloes to three Big Eight titles and a national title in 1990, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 11

'Beautiful memories’: Pacific Palisades worker has emotional return to ruins of former eatery

Albie Fuentes is joined by NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff as he returns to the ruins of Cafe Vida, the popular eatery he worked at for 15 years before the Palisades Fire.

NBC News - Jan. 10

Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen turned anti-gay crusader, dies at 84

Bryant was perhaps most well-known for her 1977 “Save Our Children” campaign that painted gays and lesbians as a threat to the country’s youth.

NBC News - Jan. 10

Carole Wilbourn, 'Cat Therapist,' Dies at 84

For half a century, she treated cats and their humans in columns, books and house calls.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10

Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

‘To confront the anti-gay law is to trouble waters’: the young Nigerian novelist refusing to go by the book

Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s first novel, Blessings, about love in a hostile climate, was written after a life-changing encounter with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Shortly after his 18th birthday, Chukwuebuka ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84

Anita Bryant Dry, known popularly Anita Bryant — a singer and crusader against the progress of gay rights — has died at the age of 84, her family announced in an obituary.

The Hill - Jan. 10

Anti-Trump former Georgia official on getting kicked out of state GOP: 'What took them so long?'

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R), among the party's highest-profile critics of President-elect Trump, responded to getting kicked out of the Georgia Republican Party on Thursday by asking ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

Carole Wilbourn, Who Put Cats on the Couch, Dies at 84

When cats bite or scratch, they’re trying to tell you something. Ms. Wilbourn, a cat therapist, was a pioneer in the art of listening to them.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Peggy Caserta, Arbiter of Hippie Fashion in the 1960s, Dies at 84

She lent clothes to the Grateful Dead, was Janis Joplin’s lover and threw away her fortune on drugs.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 9

Former United Airlines employee called anti-Asian slurs and assaulted on job, settlement says

United Airlines will pay $99,000 to settle a federal discrimination case in which an Asian American employee alleged that a supervisor called him an anti-Asian slur, told him to pull up his mask ...

NBC News - Jan. 8

Josh White Jr., Who Built on His Father’s Folk Legacy, Dies at 84

He began performing at 4 alongside his father, the celebrated singer and guitarist Josh White, and later carved out his own career.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Brian Matusz, former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, dies at 37

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz, a first-round draft pick and popular teammate during his eight seasons in big league ball, died at the age of 37, the club said Tuesday.