National Obituaries

Longtime U.S. Rep. William D.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett's first cousin Neal L.

Famous fans and co-stars react to the death of Louis Gossett Jr., who died at 87. “He was open and generous. Kind beyond measure. Regal. We owe so much to him. What a monumental life he lived.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Reed Rohlman, a former Clemson all-Atlantic Coast Conference outfielder who was drafted in the 35th round by Kansas City and played three years in the Royals organization, has died in Florida, his former school said Friday.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Larry Lloyd, the former England international who was an integral part of Nottingham Forest’s back-to-back European Cup-winning teams, has died. He was 75.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, died Wednesday at the age of 90.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen.

SEATTLE (AP) — Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, and who taught generations of climbers during his more than 250 trips up Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in Washington state, has

Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork that are now dotted across the world, died Tuesday at his home in Long Island,

Former Canadian track cycling star Gordon Singleton has died. He was 67. Cycling Canada confirmed on Monday that he had been battling prostate cancer.