Gerald Stern, Poet of Wistfulness, Anger and Humor, Dies at 97
Mr. Stern, who drew on his own upbringing and the death of his sister, began writing late in life and earned the 1998 National Book Award, among other accolades. NYT > Obituaries
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Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68
Trained as a physicist, he opened the U.S. military to transgender service members and removed barriers to women in combat roles. NYT > Obituaries
Peter Schjeldahl, New York Art Critic With a Poet’s Voice, Dies at 80
Mr. Schjeldahl, who wrote for The New Yorker and The Village Voice, was an indispensable guide to art on view, both old and new. NYT > Obituaries
Sam Cunningham, the Southern Cal Hall of Famer who helped integrate college football in the South, dies at 71
Sam Cunningham was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. He played 10 seasons with the New England Patriots. GANNETT Syndication Service
Driver dies after car hits a tree on Newfound Gap Road
Natasha R. Pheasant, 23, of Cherokee, North Carolina, died in a car crash on Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. GANNETT Syndication Service
Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide a month after arrest in child sex trafficking case
Epstein, 66, hanged himself in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was being held without bail. World News & Analysis