National Obituaries

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63.

Oct 22, 2024 9:40 PM Read more >

Richard N. Winfield, First Amendment lawyer and former AP counsel, dies at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard N. Winfield, a leading U.S. First Amendment lawyer who represented The Associated Press for three decades and championed freedom of expression for journalists around the world, died on Tuesday. He was 91.

Oct 22, 2024 2:21 PM Read more >

Richard N. Winfield, First Amendment lawyer and former AP counsel, dies at 91.

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard N. Winfield, a leading U.S. First Amendment lawyer who represented The Associated Press for three decades and championed freedom of expression for journalists around the world, died on Tuesday. He was 91.

Oct 22, 2024 10:01 AM Read more >

Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in the US

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing unproven accusations that he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.

Oct 21, 2024 4:38 PM Read more >

Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died

Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas' capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults, has died at age 83.

Oct 21, 2024 2:25 PM Read more >

Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral

HELSINKI (AP) — The prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, who was one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene, will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following hi

Oct 21, 2024 12:10 PM Read more >

Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral

HELSINKI (AP) — The prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, who was one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene, will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following hi

Oct 21, 2024 11:34 AM Read more >

John Curry, who led Wimbledon through a period of expansion, dies at 86

LONDON (AP) — John Curry, a former chairman of the All England Club who led the Wimbledon tennis tournament through a period of expansion in the 1990s, has died. He was 86. The All England Club said Curry died on Saturday.

Oct 21, 2024 9:59 AM Read more >

Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in Oscar-winning movie 'The Pianist,' dies at 72

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died at the age of 72, his family said Monday.

Oct 21, 2024 8:55 AM Read more >

Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in Oscar-winning movie 'The Pianist,' dies at 72

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died at the age of 72, his family said Monday.

Oct 21, 2024 5:03 AM Read more >