Ron Miles, cornetist who imbued modern jazz with heart and soul, dies at 58
The cornetist, composer, and bandleader combined a distinctly American harmonic palette with an openhearted emotional clarity uncommon in modern jazz.
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Remembering photojournalist in Uganda, Sumy Sadurni
Sumy Sadurni was a Spanish-Mexican freelance photojournalist based in Kampala, Uganda. The 32-year-old was known for her evocative work across the region. She died in a car accident on Monday.
'Dark Shadows,' 'Lethal Weapon' actor Mitchell Ryan dies at 88
Mitchell Ryan died of congestive heart failure at his Los Angeles home, his stepdaughter, Denise Freed, told the Hollywood Reporter. He was 88.
What songs meant the most to your loved ones and friends lost to COVID-19?
As the U.S. is soon expected to surpass 1 million deaths from COVID-19, NPR wants to remember your friends and loved ones who worked in heath care facilities and died from the virus.
StoryCorps remembers Mark Carles, who recently died of cancer
In 2019, Mark Carles went to a StoryCorps booth with his brother David to talk about his cancer diagnosis, and their relationship as brothers.
Owner of beloved Dayton, Ohio, restaurant died of COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, we've been remembering the lives of some of the nearly 1 million people who have died in the U.S. from COVID. Aaron Kim was a father, a husband and a restaurateur from Ohio.
Sally Kellerman, known as Margaret Houlihan in 'MASH,' dies at 84
Kellerman died of heart failure at her home in Los Angeles, her publicist said. She had a career of more than 60 years in film and television.
Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees singer, dies at 57
Mark Lanegan was a founding member of the grunge-era Seattle band Screaming Trees and later part of Queens of the Stone Age. He died Tuesday of unspecified causes at his home in Ireland.
Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees singer and voracious collaborator, dies at 57
Mark Lanegan, known for his work in Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins, had a rumbling rasp in his voice that could convey the weight of the world.
Global health champion Paul Farmer dies at 62
Dr. Paul Farmer, a global health champion, Harvard Medical School professor, anthropologist and co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, has died at age 62.