Remembrances

Natalie Cole performs on stage at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on March 2, 2015 in New York City.

'She Captivated You': Casey Cole Remembers Her Sister, Natalie Cole

6:43pm January 02, 2016

by NPR Staff

The Grammy-award winning singer Natalie Cole died on Thursday at the age of 65. One of her younger sisters recalls Natalie's musical gifts, her charm and her loyal friendship.

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Natalie Cole performing in New York in 2015

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Remembering Natalie Cole, Who Made A Name All Her Own

4:07pm January 02, 2016

by Scott Simon

The influential singer not only lived up to her father, Nat King Cole's legacy, she forged a new one entirely her own. NPR's Scott Simon looks back on a 2013 conversation with the late Natalie Cole.

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Former Sen. Dale Bumpers, seen here in 2013, has died at age 90.

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Former Arkansas Gov. Dale Bumpers Dies At 90

3:37pm January 02, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Years after urging his Senate colleagues not to undo a national election because Bill Clinton had been unfaithful to his wife, Bumpers wrote a memoir titled The Best Lawyer in a One Lawyer Town.

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Activists Mourn Race Theorist Dr. Frances Cress Welsing

3:29pm January 02, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Welsing is being mourned by many – including musician Chuck D, who credited her with providing the inspiration for the 1990 Public Enemy album Fear of a Black Planet.

Natalie Cole performs at Jazz 91.9 WCLK's 41st Anniversary Benefit Concert on June 26, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Music & Culture

Natalie Cole: Underappreciated But Never Forgotten

10:20pm January 01, 2016

by Jason King

She who ended Aretha Franklin's eight-year Grammy-winning streak deserves more credit than she's usually afforded: she was influential and flexible and a phenomenal singer.

U.S. Rep. Michael Oxley, R-Ohio, signs subpoenas for WorldCom executives in June 2002, ordering them to appear before the House Financial Services Committee. Oxley died Friday at the age of 71.

Former Rep. Mike Oxley, An Architect Of Post-Enron Bill, Dies At 71

7:48pm January 01, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Oxley, an Ohio Republican, led the House Financial Services Committee when fraud scandals sank Enron and other firms. The bill he wrote with Sen. Paul Sarbanes aimed to prevent more fraudulent acts.

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Grammy Award-Winning Singer Natalie Cole Dies At 65

4:28pm January 01, 2016

by Jason King

Natalie Cole, the Grammy award-winning singer and daughter of Nat King Cole, has died at 65.

In 2005, Wayne Rogers was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

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Wayne Rogers, Trapper John On 'M.A.S.H.', Dies At 82

2:42pm January 01, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

For three seasons on the CBS hit TV show, Rogers played an Army surgeon alongside Alan Alda's character, Hawkeye Pierce.

Leonard Nimoy played Mr. Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series — a role that defined his career. Nimoy originally resisted being conflated with the character, but he later came to embrace the iconic role. Nimoy died this year at 83.

A Tribute To The Legends We Lost In 2015

7:25pm December 31, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

From Leonard Nimoy to Terry Pratchett, from the face of Burt's Bees to the man behind the pink plastic flamingo, from Oliver Sacks to NPR's own Alan Cheuse: a look back on lives lost this year.

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Lemmy Of Motörhead And Rock Icon Dies At 70

6:33pm December 29, 2015

by Andrew Limbong

Ian Kilmister — most known as Lemmy — has died from cancer at the age of 70. He was the founder, bassist and frontman for the influential metal band Motörhead.

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