She reported on conflicts around the world and for a time was the only American broadcast journalist reporting from Baghdad during the U.S. “shock and awe” bombing campaign in 2003.
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Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, 95, Dies; Fought for Mexico’s ‘Disappeared’
When her son vanished in 1975, she began a crusade on behalf of him and hundreds of others and became a voice of moral authority on the left.
Mimi Reinhard, Who Typed Up Schindler’s List, Dies at 107
As a secretary in a forced-labor camp in World War II, she added her own name to the list of 1,100 Jews who would be spared from the gas chambers.
Charles G. Boyd, Air Force General and Former P.O.W., Dies at 83
He began his 36-year career in the military as a fighter pilot and was the only prisoner of war in the Vietnam conflict to become a four-star general.
Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administrator, Dies at 68
He sought to overhaul a much-maligned federal agency by enhancing security procedures, bolstering morale and taking a common-sense approach to the job.
Demetrios Papademetriou, Top Immigration Scholar, Dies at 75
He designed the “Grand Bargain,” an ambitious plan for Mexican immigrants to gain legal status in the U.S., but it collapsed after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Jana Bennett, Former Director of BBC Television, Dies at 66
An American-born executive who transformed the presentation of science on TV and was considered one of the most influential women in her industry.
Ardeshir Zahedi, Irrepressible Iranian Diplomat, Dies at 93
While he enabled business deals worth billions of dollars, he also hosted lavish parties, led conga lines through his embassy and dated Elizabeth Taylor.
Lynn C. Franklin, Literary Agent and Memoirist on Adoption, Dies at 74
She represented Desmond Tutu and Deepak Chopra, but the book closest to her was the one she wrote about giving up her baby and then reuniting with him.
Janice McLaughlin, Nun Who Exposed Abuse in Africa, Dies at 79
In a life dedicated to social justice, she was jailed in Rhodesia but later returned to a liberated Zimbabwe to help build its school system.