Duke University biology professor Peter Klopfer outside one of his animal barns on family land in Orange County in a 2003 file photo. Klopfer, a civil rights activist and co-founder of the Duke lemur ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A close ally of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, Ruini led the Italian bishops through some of the country’s fiercest battles over secularism, bioethics and the church’s ...

Architect of the Italian Church’s ‘cultural project,’ he led high‑stakes fights over life, family, and secularism while seeking to re‑anchor Catholic witness in national culture. Cardinal Camillo ...

Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini reads Pope John Paul II's letter during a Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica for the Church's World Day of the Sick, at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 11, 2005. The pope, back ...

Actor William Smithers, who played the ruthless oil baron rival to J.R. Ewing in the primetime soap opera “Dallas,” died on May 26. He was 98. [ Read more trending news ] Smithers’ death was first ...

Karl Dwight Gregory co-founded First Independence National Bank in 1970. Gregory was a civil rights advocate who fought housing discrimination. Detroiter and renowned economist, policy adviser, ...

Detroiter and renowned economist, policy adviser, academic and civil rights activist Karl Dwight Gregory died on May 26 in Michigan. He was 95. Gregory spent his life using his expertise in service of ...

John M. Kahn, a longtime Framingham public servant and attorney, died on May 30 at age 95. Kahn served Framingham for half a century in various roles, including town counsel, town moderator and ...

A go-to designer for directors like Bob Fosse and Paul Mazursky, he won two Oscars and created Olivia Newton-John’s indelibly sultry ensemble in “Grease.” A go-to designer for directors like Bob Fosse ...

Magnus Midtbø spends the day training with UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, one of the fastest and most dangerous knockout artists in mixed martial arts. Inside the gym, Tom introduces real MMA ...

BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – Former New Mexico Lieutenant Governor and sprint car hall of famer Casey Luna has died. Born and raised in New Mexico, Luna won two Albuquerque Speedway championships in 1956 and ...

LONDON — Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso," has died, his family said Friday. He was 72. Head’s daughters, actors Emily ...