Doris Allen, Analyst Who Saw the Tet Offensive Coming, Is Dead at 97
Her warning of a big buildup of enemy troops poised to attack South Vietnam in 1968 was ignored, a major U.S. Army intelligence failure during the war. NYT > Obituaries
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Peter Magubane, 91, Who Fought Apartheid With His Camera, Is Dead
He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for it, enduring beatings and 586 consecutive days in solitary confinement. NYT > Obituaries
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Scrubbed From Apollo 13, Is Dead at 87
He later orbited the moon, but in 1970 he was bumped from the Apollo flight after being exposed to measles. Then, from mission control, he helped it avert disaster. NYT > Obituaries
2 dead, 18 injured in Tampa street shooting, police say
A shooting that broke out in a Tampa neighborhood has killed two people and injured another 18, according to police. ABC News: Top Stories
31 Days of Horror – ‘Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead’
The list of sequels that lapped the originals teems with prime examples. “The Godfather: Part II” “The Empire Strikes Back” “The Dark Knight” “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” “Dead Snow 2: Red vs.…
WATCH: Hundreds confirmed dead in Gaza hospital strike
At least 500 are dead in what might be the deadliest strike since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. ABC News: Top Stories
Henri Dauman, Photographer of Postwar Celebrity Life, Is Dead at 90
He fled Nazi persecution in Paris, learned his craft as a teenage orphan and became known for his shots of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jacqueline Kennedy and many others. NYT > Obituaries
Sinead O’Connor, Evocative and Outspoken Singer, Is Dead at 56
She broke out with the single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then caused an uproar a few years later by ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “S.N.L.” NYT > Obituaries
Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92
Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation. NYT > Obituaries
Roger Craig, Teacher of an Era-Defining Pitch, Is Dead at 93
After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called “the pitch of the ’80s.” NYT > Obituaries