Peruvian psychologist Ana Estrada, who suffered from an incurable disease and fought in courts for years for the right to 'die with dignity,' has died by euthanasia.
Civil rights activist William Strickland, who worked alongside leaders like Malcom X in the 1960s on school boycotts, rent strikes and police brutality protests, has died. He was 87.
Kenya's President William Ruto announced Thursday that the country's miltary chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash; Ruto declared 3 days of national mourning.
Ellen Ash Peters, the first woman to serve as Connecticut's chief justice, died on Tuesday at age 94; Peters was also Yale Law School's first female faculty member.
Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer known for his textile innovations and 'glamorous' style, has died at age 83; he is survived by his partner Sandra Nilsson and six children.
Longtime political journalist, PBS anchorman and the founder of "PBS NewsHour," Robert MacNeil, has passed away in a Manhattan hospital at the age of 93.
The New York Times sparked outrage on social media for saying O.J. Simpson's murder trial "ruined" his world while covering the breaking news of his death.
Mister Cee, a NYC radio personality and one of hip-hop's pioneering DJs, has died at 57; Cee was an executive producer on The Notorious B.I.G.βs debut album in 1994.
The announcement of O.J Simpson's death has brought renewed attention to what's been dubbed the 'Trial of the Century' following the 1994 killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who in 1964 accurately predicted the existence of the Higgs boson "God particle," has reportedly died after a brief illness. He was 94.
R&B singer Clarence "Frogman" Henry, best known for his 1956 hit "Ain't Got No Home," died Sunday night, with the cause currently unreported. He was 87 years old.
North Carolina attorney Thomas Farr, known for his work with redistricting and election law, has died at 69 years old. He was nominated four times to a U.S. District Court judgeship.
John Sinclair, a music producer and poet whose prison sentence inspired a star-studded concert and John Lennon song, died Tuesday morning of congestive heart failure at age 82.
Iraqi-Israeli author Sami Michael, known for writing about the challenges faced by Jews from North Africa and the Middle East, died on Monday at age 97.
Former U.S. Senator and one-time vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman will be remembered at a funeral service in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.
Martin Greenfield, the celebrity tailor who immigrated to the United States after surviving the Holocaust, has died at the age of 95, his sons announced on social media