obituaries

Clyde Bellecourt, longtime leader in the fight for Native civil rights, dies at 85

6:41am January 13, 2022

Clyde Bellecourt co-founded the American Indian Movement and was an advocate for tribal sovereignty and cultural revival. He spent his life advocating for legislation to protect Indigenous people.

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Ronnie Spector, lead singer of The Ronettes, has died at age 78

7:41pm January 12, 2022

by Ann Powers

Ronnie Spector, lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Ronettes, has died at 78 after a bout with cancer. She recorded a string of pop hits including "Walking In The Rain" and "Be My Baby."

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Opera singer Maria Ewing photographed on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1994 while she was singing the title role in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, by Dmitri Shostakovich.

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Opera singer Maria Ewing, known for her dramatic intensity, has died at age 71

6:34pm January 11, 2022

by Tom Huizenga

Acclaimed for her fearless performances in operas by Strauss and Bizet, Ewing also partly inspired Passing, a film written and directed by her daughter, Rebecca Hall.

James Mtume, left, and Miles Davis arrive at Heathrow Airport in London on July 10, 1973.

Percussionist James Mtume, the beat behind Miles Davis and later 'Juicy,' dies at 76

4:31pm January 10, 2022

by Brad Farberman

Mtume brought, in Miles Davis' words, "a deep African-American groove" to the trumpet legend's band before later exploring neo-minimalist funk and R&B. And then there was "Juicy."

Remembering an Arizona grandmother and uncle who died of COVID

4:29pm January 10, 2022

Jasmyn Morton remembers her grandmother, Ruby Morton, and uncle, Joseph Morton, who both died from COVID-19 after attending a church event in March 2020, before masking and vaccines were common.

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Bob Saget pushed boundaries in his stand-up shows

4:29pm January 10, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Bob Saget was found dead Sunday night at age 65. Many remember him for his roles on TV. But he was most at home by himself, on stage, telling often-raunchy and boundary-pushing jokes.

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Celebrities are taking to social media to remember actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured here in 2019, who died on Sunday at age 65.

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Bob Saget's co-stars and fellow comedians are remembering his humor and kindness

4:23pm January 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

John Stamos, Norman Lear and Whoopi Goldberg are among those paying tribute to the actor and comedian, who was found dead in an Orlando, Fla., hotel room on Sunday at age 65.

Robert Durst is sentenced on Oct. 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. Durst was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the 2000 murder of Susan Berman.

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Robert Durst, real estate heir, dies in prison at 78

2:40pm January 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Durst was sentenced in October to life in prison for killing Susan Berman and indicted in November for second-degree murder in his wife Kathie's death.

Bob Saget, comedian and 'Full House' star, dies at 65

5:40am January 10, 2022

Bob Saget was well-known as the patriarch on ABC's hit TV show "Full House," and the host of "America's Funniest Home Videos."

Actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured in November 2021, has died at age 65.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget dies at 65

10:23pm January 09, 2022

by James Doubek

Saget was a prominent presence on American television screens throughout the 1990s as the father Danny Tanner on Full House and the host of America's Funniest Home Videos.