Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and Professor X on ‘X-Men,’ Dies at 86

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By: Anita Gates and William McDonald

29 October 2026 at 20:52

The British actor was 86. He achieved pop-culture stardom as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

Patrick Stewart was Professor X in five “X-Men” movies, Macbeth on Broadway and, recently, the voice of a wise ram in “The Sheep Detectives.”

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Who Helped End One-Party Rule in Mexico, Dies at 92

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By: Anthony DePalma

29 October 2026 at 05:58

Mr. Cárdenas, the only son of a Mexican president, never won the office but became a leading figure in the country’s democratic transformation.

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas in Mexico City in 2023.

Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies

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By: Robert D. McFadden

28 October 2026 at 19:31

She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez. In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier. She was 96.

Ms. Huerta organizing marchers in Coachella, Calif., in 1969. Ms. Huerta was the vice president of the United Farm Workers for nearly four decades.

Susan Saint James, Emmy Winner Who Starred in ‘Kate & Allie,’ Dies at 80

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By: Christine Hauser

27 October 2026 at 20:17

In a long career, she was best known for starring opposite Jane Curtin in “Kate & Allie,” a 1980s sitcom about two divorced women raising three children in New York City.

Susan Saint James in 2025. Kate McArdle, her character on “Kate & Allie,” was “a free spirit caught up in the radical movement” of the 1960s, a publicist said, while Allie (Jane Curtin) was a “traditionalist.”

Walter Koenig, Chekov From ‘Star Trek,’ Has Died

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By: Anita Gates

26 October 2026 at 18:32

As the baby-faced Russian navigator of the U.S.S. Enterprise, he was a mainstay of the original television series and seven films. He was 90.

Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov in a 1968 episode of “Star Trek.”

Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93

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By: Anita Gates

22 October 2026 at 20:58

His rugged good looks, commanding presence and versatility led to key roles in “M*A*S*H” and “Steel Magnolias,” and he won an Emmy on “Picket Fences.”

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