He held his ceremonial position mostly under moderate socialist Prime Minister Costas Simitis.
Discovered in her 40s, Ms. Jones became a vocal sensation and kept performing despite cancer treatments.
Dr. Gruber, a pioneering journalist, stumbled into one of the great rescue stories of World War II.
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Janet Reno, first female U.S. attorney general, dies at 78.
Dr. Cooley helped make many advances in heart surgery and had a long feud with his Houston rival, Michael DeBakey.
She offered emotional testimony about the murder of her son, a soldier rumored to be gay.
He was a primary author of the 1970 Clean Air Act and played a role in the 1972 Clean Water Act.
Mr. Allison, an NEA Jazz Master, wrote songs recorded by dozens of blues-rock groups.
He shaped the careers of Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver and even Plácido Domingo.
The conglomerate, which made high fructose corn syrup, was rocked by a price-fixing scandal.
Obituaries of residents from the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
