Obituary
By Maria Sherman and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentJesse Jackson turned down a pro baseball contract that paid 6x less than a white player. Here’s how segregation shaped him
By Gibbs Knotts, Christopher A. Cooper and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026
By Sophia Tareen, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressFebruary 17, 2026
By Nick Lichtenberg, Bob Thomas and The Associated PressFebruary 17, 2026
LawJames Van Der Beek, child star and face of iconic GIF from ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ dies at 48 in ‘beyond devastating news’
By Mark Kennedy and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
North America3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold, famous for ‘Kryptonite’ hit in 1995, dead at 47 of kidney cancer
By The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentHow Catherine O’Hara went from Gilda Radner’s understudy to cultural icon with her own language as Moira Rose
By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
LawTikTok’s ‘Ms. Shirley,’ who drew 5 million followers watching her care for the homeless, dies at 58
By Rebecca Boone and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
SuccessValentino, one of the first Italian designers to succeed in France, defined the iconic female with bold reds and silhouettes—sometimes problematically
By Jye Marshall and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
PoliticsScott Adams, Dilbert creator who went from cubicle wars to culture wars, posts open letter to time with his death at 68
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 13, 2026
PoliticsTatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK and cousin of Health Secretary RFK Jr., dies of cancer at 35
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 30, 2025
By Angelina Rascouet, Gregory Viscusi and BloombergDecember 28, 2025
North AmericaJeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
By Hannah Schoenbaum and The Associated PressDecember 27, 2025
