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He led Newsweek’s Washington bureau for 20 years and later oversaw the annual college rankings guide for U.S. News & World Report.

Rejecting cold, glassy buildings, he created an aesthetic that relied on local styles, the past — and Las Vegas.

Mr. Lucas was a founder and longtime president of Africare, described as “the largest African American nonprofit specializing in aid to African countries.”

He reportedly oversaw the brutal treatment of more than 100 suspects from the early 1970s to 1991.

She ran for office after her husband, the Democratic candidate, was killed in a plane crash.

He became a walking historian and booster of the Terps to generations of reporters and fans.

Mitchell, who starred in George Balanchine performances, was one of the first minority dancers to join a major ballet company.

He spoofed moral crusaders, hoodwinked journalists and was a forerunner to satirists such as Stephen Colbert.

His raw style and wild stage shows made him an important link between R&B and early rock.

She was one of the few women to take up arms in German-occupied Holland.

Because of an immune deficiency, he developed polio from a vaccine. His father led an effort to change federal vaccination procedures.

Children who are able to delay gratification, his experiment suggested, might enjoy greater success in adulthood.

Her stage career encompassed screwball comedy and darkly maternal roles in “Next to Normal” and “Carrie.”

After working as a drummer, Mr. Sabin opened one of the country’s premier jazz record stores, then launched a magazine.

She ran in an era where women were considered too frail to compete at middle and long distances.

She called upon her experiences of internment, poverty and resilience in works that made her one of the most noted Asian American playwrights of her generation.

He received national recognition in 2000, following a profane shout-out from George W. Bush.

Bike connoisseurs considered him not just a great craftsman, but an artist.

He estimated that its interior may contain as much water as the Mediterranean Sea.

He held top jobs with two other Cabinet departments before becoming energy secretary.

He was often the bumbling comic foil to sitcom stars Larry Hagman and Bob Newhart.