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Longtime PBS NewsHour anchor and writer Jim Lehrer was known for his steady, low-key presence in the often noisy world of TV news. His career spanned some 50 years.

Over a redoubtable career, Bloom wrote scores of books, edited many more and irritated innumerable intellectuals. He died Monday in New Haven, Conn.

Street photographer Jill Freedman died Wednesday at 79. She was known for embedding with New York City police and firefighters, traveling with the circus and documenting the Poor People's Campaign.

Anthony Mancinelli of New Windsor, N.Y., died Sept. 19th at age 108. He cut hair for 96 years. He insisted on working full-time almost until the end of his life.

NPR's Michel Martin remembers former Michigan Congressman John Conyers Jr., who died at age 90.

A study adds to evidence that belly fat is dangerous. It finds post-menopausal women of normal weight are at increased risk of death from heart disease and cancer if they have excess abdominal fat.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Casey Frank, investigations editor at the Miami Herald, about Jeffrey Epstein's wealth and his political ties.

We note the passing of Milton Quon who died last month at the age of 105. He was part of Disney's early team of animators that worked on films such as Dumbo and Fantasia.

Last November, NPR aired a story about Gert Berliner and how his toy monkey helped him reconnect with family separated by escaping Nazi Germany. Berliner died Wednesday at 94.

A rocket launched from Gaza toward central Israel injured seven people and prompted Israel's prime minister to cut short a trip to Washington, D.C. Before leaving, he met with President Trump.