National Obituaries

Betsy Rawls, 4-time US Open champion and top administrator, dies at 95

LEWES, Del. (AP) — Betsy Rawls trained to be a physicist and instead devoted her life to golf, first as a four-time U.S.

Oct 21, 2023 7:52 PM Read more >

Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 1966 World Cup triumph, has died. He was 86.

Oct 21, 2023 5:01 PM Read more >

UK stage and screen star Haydn Gwynne dies at 66 after cancer diagnosis

LONDON (AP) — Haydn Gwynne, a versatile and acclaimed performer on British stage and screen, has died. She was 66 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer.

Oct 20, 2023 8:43 AM Read more >

Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in 'Rocky' films, dies at 83

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died. Young died Oct.

Oct 18, 2023 9:58 PM Read more >

Former AP videojournalist Yaniv Zohar killed in Hamas attack at home with his family

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Yaniv Zohar, a former Associated Press videojournalist and beloved colleague who covered conflicts and major news in his native country for three decades, was killed in his home during Hamas' bloody cross-border rampage on Oct

Oct 17, 2023 4:23 PM Read more >

Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president, global peace broker and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies

HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86.

Oct 16, 2023 10:32 AM Read more >

Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76

Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76.

Oct 15, 2023 9:05 PM Read more >

Mark Goddard, who played Don West on ‘Lost in Space,’ dies at 87

Mark Goddard, an actor best known for playing Major Don West in the 1960s television show “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 87. He died Tuesday in Hingham, Massachusetts, of pulmonary fibrosis, his son told John The New York Times.

Oct 15, 2023 8:01 PM Read more >

Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76

LOS ANGELES — Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76.

Oct 15, 2023 3:24 PM Read more >

Stephen Rubin, publisher of 'The Da Vinci Code' and other blockbusters, dies at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Rubin, a longtime publishing executive with an eye for bestsellers and a passion for music and public life who helped launched the career of John Grisham, among others, and released such blockbusters as “The Da Vinci Code” and

Oct 15, 2023 1:59 PM Read more >