After eight years in the Senate as a moderate Democrat, he took a leftward turn toward “new populism” in a failed shot at the ...

After publishing “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” in 1957, he went on to build an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and ...

Ms. Thaler, a former dean at N.Y.U., used her last interview to reminisce about her brother, Ed, and to publicize the ...

Love was a cornerstone of the franchise’s success in the early 1970s. He struggled with a stutter that he overcame only after ...

The former sheriff, Shawn Stines, was indicted last week after a local judge was shot to death in his chambers in September.

Her unusual approach to building bridges between her wealthy campus and its beleaguered hometown led to a Supreme Court case ...

As a producer, he made the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” He was also a prolific arranger and ...

His Trojans won four Rose Bowls during his two stints at Southern California and shared one national championship. He took ...

The creator of the popular guidebook series, who recently died, not only democratized travel, but supported sustainable ...

Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a blues ...

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

Alex Traub works on the Obituaries desk and occasionally reports on New York City for other sections of the paper. More about Alex Traub ...