Tagged with "death"
What Prince Meant To Minnesota And The World
Prince was found dead Thursday morning at his Paisley Park compound in suburban Minneapolis. He was 57 years old. His passing comes just days after he made a public appearance for Record Store Day and performed at Paisley Park, reassuring fans he was okay despite a recent hospitalization for the flu.
RIP Phife Dawg: Hip-Hop Mourns The Funky Diabetic
Malik Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg, has died at 45. The rapper’s grounded vignettes and snappy delivery made the perfect counterpoint to A Tribe Called Quest colleague Q-Tip’s silky-smooth weirdness. The group’s five albums between their 1990 debut and 1998 breakup helped secure hip-hop’s place in the pantheon of American art.
Republican Lawmakers In Utah Just Voted To Repeal The Death Penalty
Nearly one year after Utah reauthorized the use of firing squads to execute death row inmates, Republicans lawmakers there are now trying to end the death penalty altogether. On Tuesday night, a Republican-led Senate committee passed a bill to take capital punishment off the table for people convicted for homicide.
Cowboy Bob, Black Magic, And The Courtroom Of Death
Wearing a crisp white shirt, Robert “Cowboy Bob” Macy sits in a plush beige chair in front of the camera. His face is wrinkled; his hair gray and thin. A tan leather saddle rests on the table behind him, and a western-themed wind chime clinks in the breeze.“Do you believe in God?” David Aubre, a French filmmaker, asks the former Oklahoma County District Attorney.