Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter is moving forward with an auction next month of the former president’s personal belongings after a two-year legal battle with the South African government, which had tried to block such a sale saying the items were artifacts of national heritage. The proposed sale had drawn attention
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Up First briefing: Ex-ambassador charged as agent of Cuba; Nelson Mandela's legacy
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested and
A legacy in speeches: Remembering Nelson Mandela 10 years after his death
Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela delivers a policy statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 1994. Mandela called on all South Africans to pledge themselves to peace. Later that year, Mandela became South Africa’s first Black president. Walter Dhladhla/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Walter Dhladhla/AFP/Getty Images Anti-apartheid activist Nelson
Hall of Fame NBA coach Don Nelson opens doors to Maui rental homes to help those displaced by wildfires
Don Nelson began coaching in the NBA in the mid-1970s and ended his career in 2010. After he stepped away from coaching, he decided to settle down in Maui. The legendary coach and Hall of Famer is doing his part to help Maui residents impacted by the deadly wildfires. Nelson
Colombia won their first game of Women's World Cup without head coach Nelson Abadía due to suspension
Colombia won its opening match of the Women’s World Cup 2-0 over South Korea as Las Cafeteras head coach Nelson Abadía served the first of a two-game suspension. Colombia’s manager since 2017, Abadía received a red card at the end of the 2022 Copa América Femenina final for arguing with
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson
The reclusive (but freshly relevant) experimental pop singer Kate Bush, the one-of-one rapper Missy Elliott and the 90-year-old country stalwart Willie Nelson are among this year’s genre-spanning inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The organization behind the museum and annual ceremony announced the lineup on Wednesday, underlining
Neil Young and Snoop Dogg joined Willie Nelson on stage for a 90th birthday concert
FILE – Willie Nelson performs at the Producers & Engineers Wing 12th Annual Grammy Week Celebration at the Village Studio in Los Angeles, on Feb. 6, 2019. Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP FILE – Willie Nelson performs at the Producers & Engineers Wing 12th Annual
Bobbie Nelson, Longtime Pianist for Brother Willie, Dies at 91
“With out my sister,” Mr. Nelson wrote in that e-book, “I’d by no means be the place I’m right this moment.” Bobbie Lee Nelson was born on Jan. 1, 1931, in Abbott, Texas, north of Waco, to Ira and Myrle Nelson. They’d married once they had been youngsters, and shortly
Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., Dissector of Outdated Cash, Dies at 86
Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., an writer and journal editor who unsparingly scrutinized his fellow heirs to America’s aristocracy, primarily in “Outdated Cash: The Mythology of Wealth in America,” which one reviewer referred to as “a self-help guide for many who have an excessive amount of,” died on Tuesday at his
Sandy Nelson, Drummer Who Turned His Rhythms Into Hits, Dies at 83
Sandy Nelson, one of many few musicians in pop historical past to attain Prime 10 hits as a featured drummer, one thing he did early in a profession that included greater than 30 albums, died on Feb. 14 at a hospice heart in Las Vegas. He was 83. His son,