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He co-founded the Texas Tribune and the American Journalism Project, a philanthropic venture that has raised more than $225 million for nonprofit newsrooms.
The actor reached stardom with his charismatic performances as a naval fighter pilot in the “Top Gun” franchise and as the caped crusader in “Batman Forever.”
He debuted on Broadway at 77 opposite Mary-Louise Parker in the play “Heisenberg,” capping his career with a Tony nomination.
In “Diamonds Are Forever,” he played the polite but cold-blooded assassin Mr. Wint. He also had a supporting role opposite Jack Nicholson in “Chinatown.”
He starred on the popular 1960s medical drama “Dr. Kildare” and later in the miniseries “Shogun” and “The Thorn Birds.”
The 2006 trial for atrocities during Argentina’s military dictatorship began a wave of prosecutions more than a generation after the junta.
He shaped the public image of 1960s rock groups like Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, and photographed musicians such as Janis Joplin and Jeff Beck.
Mr. Childs, the lead architect of One World Trade Center, made his first design sketch on a napkin several years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Mr. Carlson, father of conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, defended the VOA in the years before President Trump’s order to dismantle the broadcaster.
Mr. Pedas and his brother Jim brought eclectic cinema to Washington and collaborated with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen on movies including “Barton Fink.”
The conservative Louisiana Democrat served four terms on Capitol Hill and guided American energy policy for decades
He later presided over the lively La Piquette, a quintessential bistro in Washington’s Cleveland Park neighborhood.
Disillusioned by communism, he shared secrets with British intelligence while working for the KGB, then fled the Soviet Union in the trunk of a car.
He and his sister, Weather Underground radical Kathy Boudin, made lives on opposite sides of the law.
She backed the GOP agenda but challenged President Donald Trump when he denigrated immigrants from Haiti.
He helped shepherd the Pentagon Papers into print, was decorated for his coverage of Nixon’s trip to China and broadened news coverage as executive editor.
In the 1990s, Mr. Foreman was pitchman for the popular George Foreman Grill even as he made a stunning boxing comeback to win the heavyweight title at age 45.
She campaigned fiercely for her husband, Michael Dukakis, in the 1988 presidential election, spoke openly about her struggles with addiction and later promoted electroconvulsive therapy as a treatm...
He was a central player in a tumultuous period in the District’s history that encompassed the civil rights movement, anti-Vietnam War protests and the run-up to home rule
He raised the institution’s academic profile, increased its endowment and expanded financial support for students.