Remembrances

Legacy: Barbara Bush's Approach To Policy And Politics

8:18am April 18, 2018

The former first lady died Tuesday at the age of 92. To discuss Bush's legacy, David Greene talks to Rider University professor Myra Gutin, who wrote a book about Bush's years in the White House.

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Remembering Carl Kasell, Longtime NPR Newscaster

6:47am April 18, 2018

by David Greene

Carl Kasell died on Tuesday at the age of 84 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He worked at NPR for over three decades, including as scorekeeper for quiz show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92

4:57am April 18, 2018

Commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts joins Noel King for a remembrance of Barbara Bush, who was one of two women to be wife of one president and mother of another.

George Bush is sworn in as director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Jan. 30, 1976, by Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart (left) as Mrs. Bush and President Gerald Ford watch at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. Bush succeeded William Colby

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92

2:43am April 18, 2018

by Tovia Smith

Barbara Pierce Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92. Her death was confirmed by a family spokesman. She promoted reading skills across America and was also a best-selling author.

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush's Book Editor Remembers Her As Smart, Funny And Direct

9:16pm April 17, 2018

Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at 92. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Lisa Drew, who edited four of Bush's books.

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Carl Kasell, who was a cornerstone of NPR morning programming for 30 years, retired as a newscaster on Dec. 30, 2009.

Arts

NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air

5:14pm April 17, 2018

by Neda Ulaby

Kasell brought unflappable authority to the news, but he also had a lively sense of humor, revealed late in his career when he became the judge and scorekeeper for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Harry Anderson during Harry Anderson Appears on the CBS Morning Show in 1996 at CBS Studio in New York City.

National

Harry Anderson, Judge On 'Night Court,' Dies At His N.C. Home. He Was 65

9:38am April 17, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

Anderson is best-known for playing magic-loving, eccentric Judge Harry T. Stone on the sitcom Night Court. He was found dead Monday. No foul play is suspected.

Acclaimed Movie Director Milos Forman Dies At 86

9:13am April 16, 2018

Milos Forman, known for directing the classic films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, has died at age 86. His manager confirmed his death was at a hospital near his home in Warren, Conn.

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Vietnam veteran and character actor R. Lee "Gunny" Ermey joined 700 Veterans as part of the IAVA/Victory Motorcycles presence at the 2014 America's Parade in New York. Ermey died Sunday from complications of pneumonia, his manager Bill Rogin said.

National

R. Lee Ermey, 'Full Metal Jacket' Sergeant, Dies At 74

2:51am April 16, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

Ermey was no stranger to military life. He was a U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant and served in Vietnam. He took up acting after 11 years in the Marines.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, in Johannesburg in December 2017, made the doek, a head covering and symbol of African womanhood, her trademark.

World News

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Didn't Die, 'She Multiplied'

7:49pm April 14, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

South African women are mourning the loss of Madikizela-Mandela and challenging her controversial legacy. The anti-apartheid stalwart, who died April 2 at the age of 81, was laid to rest Saturday.