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Diahann Carroll, Groundbreaking Television And Broadway Star, Dead At 84
Carroll is remembered as the first black actress to depict a non-stereotypical character on television on NBC's Julia, which debuted in 1968. She was also a Tony winner and Oscar nominee. -
World War II-Era Bomber Crashes; At Least 7 Reported Dead
A World War II-era B-17 bomber with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday. -
Jacques Chirac, French President Who Opposed U.S. Iraq War, Is Dead At 86
The two-term French president was the first chief executive to acknowledge France's collaboration in the Holocaust. His long career included time as prime minister and mayor of Paris. -
Remembering Boston Rev. Michael Haynes
Reverend Michael Haynes, who was the pastor of Roxbury's Twelfth Baptist Church, passed away at 92 last week. -
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Female Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75
Roberts died Tuesday due to complications from breast cancer, according to a family statement. -
Ric Ocasek, Frontman Of The Cars, Has Died
The lead singer of The Cars — the offbeat Boston rock band that became a mainstay of radio in the 1980s — died Sunday afternoon in Manhattan. -
Valerie Harper, Who Played Beloved TV Sidekick Rhoda, Dies At 80
Harper's Mary Tyler Moore Show character was the perfect foil for the sitcom's buttoned-up protagonist. "Rhoda had this wonderful quality of saying the unsayable," Harper told NPR in 2010. -
Marian Anderson: The Most Modest Trailblazer
The Black contralto put European art music and African-American spirituals in parity — and in her art, paved the way for generations of singers after her, both inside and outside classical music. -
Bristol County Woman Who Contracted EEE Has Died
A patient who contracted EEE died at Tufts Medical Center, the hospital confirmed Monday. -
Billionaire Conservative Donor David Koch Dies At Age 79
Koch was the Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate in 1980. He was a generous donor to conservative political causes as well as educational, medical and cultural groups.
![In her memoir, I, Rhoda, Harper (pictured here in 2013) writes that she was "determined to define [Rhoda's] style" and help soften her sharp edge.](https://cdn.grove.wgbh.org/dims4/default/298aa91/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1673+0+157/resize/260x145!/quality/70/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk1-prod-gbh.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fbc%2F53%2Fc2073684cf6663904750b786aa19%2Fgettyimages-166775211-custom-48ce8740b513f52440521c90df0c4e2e2d54dd93.jpg)
