Remembrances

Veteran Israeli Statesman Shimon Peres Dies At 93

7:35am September 28, 2016

Peres served twice as prime minister and he was president of Israel from 2007 to 2014. Steve Inskeep talks to Dennis Ross, a diplomat in the administrations of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

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President Shimon Peres addresses members of the Foreign Press Association during a visit to the southern Israeli town of Sderot in July 2014, following Palestinian rocket attacks on the city.

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Shimon Peres, The Last Of Israel's Founding Fathers, Dies At 93

11:09pm September 27, 2016

Peres served as prime minister three times, launched the country's nuclear program and won the Nobel Peace Prize. But his grandest goal, an Israel at peace with its Arab neighbors, eluded him.

Sports

From Humble Roots, Arnold Palmer Changed How People Viewed His Sport

5:38pm September 26, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Michael Bamberger, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, about the legacy of Arnold Palmer. He died Sunday at age 87.

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Marlins Pitcher José Fernández And 2 Others Die In Boating Accident

5:20am September 26, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

José Fernández, 24, had an amazing fastball and was considered one of the best young pitchers in the league. His defining characteristic was that he played the game with extraordinary joy.

Music & Culture

Remembering Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr., A Legend In Lousiana's Zydeco Music

5:46pm September 25, 2016

by NPR Staff

Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., was known as an international ambassador for Louisiana roots music with his genre-leaping band Buckwheat Zydeco.

Ed Temple, Track Coach Who Led Wilma Rudolph To Olympic Gold, Dies

4:43pm September 23, 2016

by Blake Farmer

One of the few coaches in the Olympic Hall of Fame has died. Ed Temple coached sprinter Wilma Rudolph and the legendary Tigerbelles of Tennessee State University.

Arts

Fresh Air Remembers 'LA Confidential' Director Curtis Hanson

2:43pm September 22, 2016

Hanson also directed The River Wild, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, 8 Mile and the TV movie Too Big to Fail. He died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 71. Originally broadcast in 1997.

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Allister Sparks, South African Journalist Who Challenged Apartheid, Dies

4:30pm September 21, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to former NPR South African correspondent John Matisonn about Allister Sparks, a prominent South African journalist who challenged apartheid and exposed a covert propaganda campaign by his government, leading to the president's downfall. Sparks died Monday at 83.

Curtis Hanson, Who Directed 'L.A. Confidential,' Dies At 71

8:02am September 21, 2016

David Greene and Steve Inskeep look back on the career of Hollywood director Curtis Hanson, who died on Tuesday at age 71. Hanson was also an Oscar-winning screenwriter.

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Dorothy Cann Hamilton, Founder Of French Culinary Institute, Dies At 67

6:53pm September 20, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to chef Jose Andres about Dorothy Cann Hamilton, founder of the French Culinary Institute, who died in a car accident over the weekend. She was 67.

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