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Betsy Wade, First Woman to Edit News at The Times, Dies at 91

In a 45-year Times career, she also became the first woman to lead the Newspaper Guild of New York and fought a sex discrimination case against the paper.

Bob Wade, Sculptor of the Outlandishly Large, Dies at 76

Known as Daddy-O, he created roadside, streetside and top-of-the-roof attractions in Texas and elsewhere.

First, a Symbol of Occupy Wall Street. Then He Waded Into Syria.

Robert Grodt was an activist at the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011. Five years later, he traveled to Syria, where he died after joining a Kurdish militia.

Norma McCorvey, ‘Roe’ in Roe v. Wade, Is Dead at 69

Ms. McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, was a symbol for abortion rights, though she later changed her views.

Donald Trump Uses Death of Dwyane Wade’s Cousin to Illustrate His View

Mr. Trump did not initially offer condolences in his Twitter message, but instead linked the death to his effort to win support from African-American voters.

Throwback Thursday | Jan. 22, 1973: Roe v. Wade and the Death of L.B.J.

As you can see from the picture of the Jan. 23, 1973 New York Times front page , the death of Lyndon B. Johnson was given a larger headline than the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that was handed down the same day.

Wade Mainer, a Pioneer of Bluegrass Banjo, Dies at 104

Mr. Mainer’s use of a two-finger picking style, his biographer said, “brought the music forward.”

Wade F. B. Thompson, Who Rebuilt Airstream Brand, Dies at 69

Mr. Thompson and his partner bought travel trailer businesses, including the popular Airstream brand, which they built up after a difficult period.

Richard Wade, 87, Urban Historian, Dies

Dr. Wade helped put cities on the map as an academic subject and advised Democratic candidates including Adlai Stevenson, Robert F. Kennedy and George McGovern.

In Complex Dance, Roberts Pays Tribute to Years of Precedent Behind Roe v. Wade

Nowhere were Judge John G. Roberts Jr.'s words framed more carefully -- or listened to more closely -- than on the subject of abortion. In what advocates on both sides of the issue described as a complex dance, on the first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Roberts paid full tribute to the weight of 32 years of precedent behind Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing abortion rights. ''It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect u ...