CLAY RISEN

A renowned mezzo-soprano, she grew up alongside her younger sisters, Carly and Lucy, both of whom became singer-songwriters.

He brought his deep Christian faith and his commitment to grass-roots organizing to the small town of Albany. He never left.

A regular nominee for the Nobel, his books were as popular as they were lauded, filled with themes of mystery, betrayal and the moral weight...

While no definitive statistics exist, doctors say he was likely the longest-surviving intubated Covid patient.

A fan of Henry James and John Ashbery, he brought a poet’s sensibility to stories about ghosts, demons and other things that go bump in...

He scoured the country for weapons of mass destruction after the U.S. invasion in 2003, but came up with scant evidence.

His book “The Provincials” mixed memoir, travelogue and history to tell the story of a culture that many people never knew existed.

He was one of the state’s most powerful figures, but his extensive corruption schemes brought him down — and took several politicians with him.

He built an empire around hair care products aimed at African American consumers, including a softener that inspired the Jheri curl.

A self-described “simple country doctor,” he won national attention in 2020 when the White House embraced his hydroxychloroquine regimen.