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Robert Dole will remain widely admired, both for his military heroism and for his public service, one of the greatest Americans never to win the presidency.

A Bronx woman has been found guilty of using obituaries to target homes of mourners and then burglarizing the houses while families were at wakes and funerals.

Larry King, one of the most formidable interviewers on television, passed away at the age of 87.

Pro-life activist Joseph Scheidler, called the “Godfather” of the pro-life movement, died Monday morning at the age of 93.

Artists literally spend their entire lives trying and failing to create something, anything, as perfect as The Graduate, and then Henry did it again… 

The New York Post featured an “obituary” on its Saturday front page for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s now-defunct presidential campaign.

Frances Irene Finley Williams died November 21 at age 87 and her family blames President Donald Trump for hastening her demise.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) passed away Saturday, 4:28 p.m., at the age of 81 after a months-long battle with brain cancer.

Krauthammer’s greatness was his ability to salvage grand themes from the muddle of everyday politics, and — the hardest part — to explain them in ordinary language.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92, two days after her family spokesman, Jim McGrath, announced that she would seek “comfort care” rather than additional medical treatment for her ailing health.

Jake and Patrick Killebrew of Richmond, Virginia have a routine. When the Nationals play, they watch. The Nationals also have a routine, when they put in their bullpen, they lose.

An Oregon man died peacefully in his home after his ex-wife lied to him and told him President Trump was impeached.

After battling with cancer, Michael Novak, renowned American scholar and defender of the free-market economy and religious liberty, died on Friday at the age of 83.

Israel awakens Wednesday to the sad news that Shimon Peres, a pioneer and president, passed away at the age of 93 after a recent stroke.

Avi Davis, president and founder of the American Freedom Alliance, passed away peacefully early Monday morning at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was surrounded by friends and loved ones.

California’s premier pollster, Mervin Field, passed away Monday at his home in Marin County at the age of 94 after what was described as a brief illness. He was one of the architects of modern polling and focus groups that grew up along with the rise of modern media marketing.

Primarily a media and culture writer, Carr was one of the most established brands at the most established publication, yet he approached his topics earnestly and with markedly less cynicism than most of his mainstream media peers. A perfect illustration of that is the exceptional 2600-word obituary, “The Provocateur,” he penned after the death of Andrew Breitbart.

While the convention speech is notable for its focus on the division between rich and poor, the Iona College is remarkable for its emphasis on a common question facing members of a prosperous society. What is the purpose of wealth, Cuomo asked, if it does not provide happiness?