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Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution who fled Tehran after being impeached for challenging the growing power of clerics as the nation became a theocracy, died on Saturday. He was 88. Among a sea of black-robed Shia clerics, Banisadr stood out for his Western-style suits and a background so French that it was in philosopher …

Diana Natalicio was a pioneer in higher education, praised for growing a small El Paso campus into a national research institution while expanding college access for Latinos. During her three decades overseeing the University of Texas at El Paso, she focused on getting more first-generation college students enrolled so that the school reflected the community. “If you’re a public institution, …

Harry Hains, American Horror Story actor, has died at the age of 27, confirmed his mother on Thursday. The actor had been struggling with mental illness and drug addiction. Harry’s mother confirmed the news by posting on her Instagram that her “beautiful son” has passed away on January 7. Her Instagram post read, “He was 27 and had the world at his …

Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi on Monday collapsed during a court session and died, state television reported. State TV reported that the 67-year-old was attending a session in his trial on espionage charges when he blacked out and then died. His body was taken to a hospital, it said. “He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became …