National Obituaries

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer , the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Mario Joseph, a human rights attorney in Haiti known for his involvement in high-profile cases, has died. He was 62.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Paul “Greg” House, who spent two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was finally freed, and later campaigned against the death penalty, died on March 22 at the age of 63, according to his longtime attorneys. “Mr.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series "Dr. Kildare" who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," has died. He was 90.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nancy Bea Hefley , who entertained Los Angeles Dodgers fans as the team's organist for 27 years, died Saturday. She was 89. Her son, Mark, announced her death in a Facebook post. “We lost my Mom today.

Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion , has died. He was 108.

David Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers collapsed in New York City during the 9/11 attacks, has died. He was 83.

Kenneth Sims, a standout at Texas who became the No. 1 overall draft pick in the NFL draft in 1982, has died. He was 65. The University of Texas said Sims died on March 21 at his home.

LONDON (AP) — Former England fast bowler Peter Lever, a member of the triumphant 1970-71 Ashes side, has died at 84. His former Lancashire club made the announcement on Thursday.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is mourning Geoffrey Nyarota, one of the country’s most prominent journalists best known for exposing government corruption and launching what became the country’s most popular and critical independent newspaper.