The advent of the personal computer wasn’t just about making these powerful machines available to everyone, it was also about making them accessible and usable, even for those lacking a computer science degree. Larry Tesler, who passed away on Monday, might not be a household name like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, but his contributions to making computers and mobile devices easier to use are the highlight of a long career influencing modern computing.

Kobe Bryant has died.

Renowned for doing his own stunts, he also starred on such shows as 'Hawaiian Eye' and 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' and on the miniseries 'Centennial.'

Paula Kelly, an acclaimed actress who starred on Broadway, in films such as "Uptown Saturday Night" and on TV in "Night Curt" and "The Women of Brewster Place" has died at age 76.

Kirk Douglas, one of the great Hollywood leading men whose off-screen life was nearly as colorful as his on-screen exploits in movies like "Spartacus" and "Champion," has died, according to his son, actor Michael Douglas. He was 103.

The publicity-shy Mr. Portis earned a modest but devoted readership and accolades as America’s “least-known great writer.”

Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77, his agent has said. Jones was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2016. A statement released by his family said: “We are deeply saddened to have to announce the passing of beloved husband and father, Terry Jones.

Winner of the math world’s equivalent of a Nobel, he puzzled out equations describing the vibrating of strings, the flow of heat and the movement of water.

Willis also co-wrote hits for Earth, Wind & Fire and is a Songwriters Hall of Fame member.

Jimmy Heath, a prolific saxophonist, composer and bandleader who played alongside some of the biggest names of jazz, including Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. Heath died Sunday morning in Loganville, Georgia of natural causes, his grandson told NPR. He was 93 years old. His family was at his side, including his wife of 60 years, Mona Heath, his children Mtume and Rozie, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and his brother, drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath.

Ms. Ben Mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led to the government’s overthrow, and then to the Arab Spring.

‘All he wanted was to be with us and to play with his granddaughter,’ says musician’s daughter

Voice actor and Disney Legend Russi Taylor, the official voice of Minnie Mouse for many years, died in Glendale, Calif. Friday. She was 75 years old and her death was announced by the Walt Disney C…

Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning.

Racer Jessi Combs was killed in a crash in Oregon while attempting to break her own land speed record, according to reports. Combs, 36, was driving her jet-powered car Tuesday.

Martin Weitzman, an inventive economist who argued that governments would see climate change as a more urgent matter to address if they took more seriously the small but real risks of the most catastrophic of outcomes, died on Aug. 27 in Newton, Mass. He was 77.

Eddie Money, the singer and songwriter that was known for hits from the 1970s and 1980s such as "Baby Hold On" and "Take Me Home Tonight," died Friday morning following complications from esophageal cancer, his family announced.

The new wave band’s frontman was also the producer of albums by Weezer, Bad Brains, and more

Ms. Park’s best-selling books starred a sassy grade schooler with an imperfect grasp of English grammar who always found herself in some sort of predicament.

Napoleon Chagnon, a cultural anthropologist whose studies of the indigenous Yanomami people of the Amazon rain forest made them famous but whose methods provoked intense disputes among other anthropologists, died on Sept. 21 in Traverse City, Mich. He was 81.