Volcker took the top job at the Federal Reserve in 1979, at a time when inflation was spiraling out of control. He is credited with taming it.

Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85.

The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were killed after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured.

"Fiction is life with the dull bits left out." That is just one of the many clever observations of the writer, TV host and cultural critic Clive James. He died Sunday in Cambridge, England.

Ruckelshaus was a moderate Republican who held several posts in the Nixon administration. His loyalty to Nixon had its limits.

The founder of the massive snowboarding brand Burton Snowboards died Wednesday from complications due to cancer. He was 65.

Menard was posthumously given the medal of valor, the highest honor bestowed upon a firefighter.

The governor and lieutenant governor on Wednesday praised Lt. Jason Menard as a hero, after the Worcester firefighter lost his life in a blaze Wednesday morning.

Mercado was well-known across Latin America and in the U.S. for his flamboyant horoscope readings and predictions. His broadcasts reached an estimated 120 million Latino viewers daily.

Conyers, who represented his hometown Detroit, co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus and battled for reparations for African Americans. He resigned in 2017 amid allegations of sexual misconduct.