by Jim Heath | Sep 2, 2020 | Headlines, MLB, Obit
Tom Seaver — one of the greatest Mets players of all time — died Monday after a battle with dementia and COVID-19. He was 75. “We are heartbroken to share that our beloved husband and father has passed away,” his wife Nancy and daughters Sarah...
by Jim Heath | Aug 28, 2020 | Entertainment, Headlines, Obit
Chadwick Boseman, who played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before inspiring audiences worldwide as the regal Black Panther in Marvel’s blockbuster movie franchise, died Friday of cancer. He was 43. Boseman died at his home...
by Jim Heath | Aug 15, 2020 | Headlines, Obit, Trump
Robert S. Trump, the younger brother of President Trump, died tonight at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. He was 71. The White House did not provide a cause of death. “He was not just my brother, he was my best friend,” the president said in a statement...
by Jim Heath | Jul 30, 2020 | Headlines, Obit, Race
Former President Obama excoriated President Trump and his administration during his fiery eulogy for the late John Lewis by calling out efforts to stifle voting and slamming the use of tear gas on peaceful protesters by federal agents. Speaking in front of the...
by Jim Heath | Jul 30, 2020 | coronavirus, GOP, Headlines, Obit
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain died from the coronavirus. The news was posted on his personal website and reported by Newsmax, a conservative media company he had recently joined. He had been in an Atlanta-area hospital for COVID-19 all month,...
by Jim Heath | Jul 27, 2020 | Congress, Headlines, Obit
The late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights legend who maintained a crusade for voting rights throughout his 33 years in Congress, lay in state in the Capitol today in a ceremony reserved for the most revered of statesmen. Lawmakers paid emotional tributes to...
