Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85
Moncur, who played an outsize role in jazz's evolution during the 1960s, died Friday on his birthday after a period of poor health.
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Composer and performer Ingram Marshall dies at age 80
Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80; a leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.
Former NFL running back Marion Barber was found dead in Texas
In the Dallas Cowboys' record books, only three players have scored more than Barber's 47 rushing touchdowns. But he faced severe struggles after his playing days.
Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit
Activist Pamela Sneed says this year's walk will honor Black artists' contributions that have been erased from AIDS narratives.
Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60
Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, but was a uniting figure and often the tiebreaking vote in the squabbles of his more famous bandmates.
Remembering the young victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting
Twenty-one crosses stand outside Robb Elementary School where a gunman committed a massacre. Each cross honors a life taken. NPR profiles some of the victims of Tuesday's mass shooting.
'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta has died at age 67
Actor Ray Liotta, who rocketed to film stardom in Goodfellas, has died in his sleep at a hotel in the Dominican Republic where he was filming a movie. He was 67.
Mona Fort, who died of COVID, is remembered with 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra
Kathryn Redmond remembers Mona Fort, who died from COVID at age 67, with the song My Way by Frank Sinatra. The song accompanied the photo tribute at her funeral.
Remembering the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde
We're still learning the names of the victims of the mass shooting that took place in a fourth grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas. Piece by piece, we're learning a little bit more about who they are.
'Goodfellas' star Ray Liotta dead at 67
According to his publicist, the actor died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting a movie.