Remembrances

Politicians celebrated the multifaceted legacy of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in tributes after his death on Saturday.

'Patriot,' 'Hero,' 'American Original': Politicians Remember John McCain

2:11pm August 26, 2018

by Emma Bowman

Colleagues abandoned their partisanship to offer sympathies for the late Arizona Republican senator and celebrate his legacy. John McCain died on Saturday at age 81.

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John McCain Dies At 81

8:46am August 26, 2018

by Don Gonyea

Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain died Saturday at the age of 81. A look at McCain's political career and his life.

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McCain In His Own Words

8:46am August 26, 2018

The late U.S. Sen. John McCain reads from his book published earlier this year, The Restless Wave.

John McCain Dies At 81

1:16am August 26, 2018

by Don Gonyea

Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona has died after months of suffering from an aggressive form of brain cancer. A look at McCain's political career and his life.

John McCain (front, right), with his squadron in 1965, McCain, was captured by the Vietnamese, tortured and imprisoned for more than five years.

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From A POW Prison, John McCain Emerged A 'Maverick'

10:48pm August 25, 2018

McCain was shot down during the Vietnam War and was held captive and tortured for years. The ordeal helped fuel his political career.

Music & Culture

Aretha Franklin's Gospel Music Connection

7:57am August 19, 2018

Aretha Franklin's album Amazing Grace was recorded in 1972 at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in south-central Los Angeles after riots devastated the area.

Mourners and heads of state gathered in Genoa, Italy on Saturday for a state-run funeral to honor victims of the highway bridge collapse on Tuesday. The death toll in the disaster rose to 43 on Saturday.

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As Death Toll Rises, Mourners Gather To Honor Victims Of Italian Bridge Collapse

5:17pm August 18, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

On a national day of mourning in Italy, questions remain about how a highway bridge gave way, killing dozens.

Aretha Franklin performs at the Fillmore West in San Francisco on March 5, 1971.

Music & Culture

Aretha's Bridge

3:29pm August 18, 2018

by Daphne A. Brooks

Amidst an instantly historic performance in 1971 that led to one of her best-known albums, Aretha Franklin's rendition of a single song carries inside it the weight of pop, soul and gospel history.

Kofi Annan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the United Nations in 2001 "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."

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Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General, Peace Prize Winner, Dies At 80

1:13pm August 18, 2018

by James Doubek

Annan served two terms as United Nations Secretary-General before creating the Kofi Annan Foundation. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

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Remembering Kofi Annan

8:27am August 18, 2018

Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, has died at age 80. Colum Lynch of Foreign Policy talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden.