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Susan Sheehan, Pulitzer-Winning Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:44:06 +0000

As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize.

Norman Francis, Who Led Xavier University Into a New Era, Dies at 94

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:38:01 +0000

He was America’s longest-serving college president, with 47 years of service, by the time he retired in 2015.

Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:45:58 +0000

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.