Obituaries

He prosecuted high-profile cases in the 1970s and championed Soviet Jews, but, after retiring, he ran afoul of the law himself,

An outstanding fielder though never an All-Star, he broke that barrier with the Giants in 1956 and later became the Tigers’

She was said to have been involved in the first killing of an educator during the Cultural Revolution, drawing official praise.

Her work often drew from her upbringing in California amid World War II, such as her intricate novel about the Nazi

The Broadway actor had a storied career that spanned decades.

He and his friend Mike Wolfe launched the treasure-hunting show in 2010, part of a wave of reality TV aimed at

He was the patriarch in one of the first sitcoms with an all-Black cast and an enslaved African as a grown

Her solstice and equinox celebrations might involve an egg-balancing ritual and bonfires, all to remind modern New Yorkers of their humble

Mr. Ortega, the estranged brother of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, had been under house arrest for months after making statements

One of the sport’s greatest players, he set a record with 4,256 career hits. But his gambling led to a lifetime