Gloria Molina, Pioneering Latina Politician, Dies at 74
Gloria Molina, a groundbreaking Chicana politician at the city, county and state levels in California who was a fierce advocate for the communities she represented,...
Klaus Teuber, creator of the board game Catan, dies at 70
Teuber created The Settlers of Catan 28 years ago. It became an enduringly popular board game that has spawned college intramural teams and international tournaments.
P.J. O’Rourke, conservative political satirist, dies at 74
In articles, in bestsellers and as a talk show regular, he was a voice from the right skewering whatever in government or culture he thought...
David Wagoner, prolific poet of the Northwest, is dead at 95
David Wagoner, a leading figure in poetry circles, especially in the Pacific Northwest, who turned a keen eye on nature, his childhood and numerous other...
Anne Rice, who spun gothic tales of vampires, dies at 80
Anne Rice, the gothic novelist best known for “Interview With the Vampire,” the 1976 book that in 1994 became a popular film starring Tom Cruise...
Jessica Morris, whose brain cancer was her cause, dies at 57
Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive type of brain tumor that seems to defy treatment. It is what killed President Joe Biden’s son Beau in 2015...