Jorge Messi, father and longtime agent of Lionel Messi, has died at 68 after an illness. Soccer organizations in Argentina and across South America paid tribute to his role in supporting his son’s career.
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Former Republican Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, a trailblazer in Fort Worth and Congress who chaired the House Appropriations Committee, has died at 83. Her son said the cause was Alzheimer’s disease.
Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died at 80. His manager said the longtime Bronx resident died at home, and authorities reported no indication of criminality.
Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. The 56-year-old was known for “Once,” The Frames, The Swell Season and his long-running Christmas Eve charity busk.
Funeral ceremonies for late Sen. Lindsey Graham begin Tuesday in Washington, with Netanyahu, Zelenskyy and Trump expected to attend. Newly released documentary footage shows Graham celebrating U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and discussing efforts to influence Trump.
President Trump will deliver the eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham at Washington National Cathedral as two days of services begin in the capital and continue in South Carolina. Netanyahu and Zelenskyy are expected to attend the invitation-only cathedral service.
The Pentagon identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad of New York as the third U.S. service member believed killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan. Her death brings the number of U.S. service members killed since the war began to 18.
The Pentagon identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the soldier killed during a controlled detonation of a downed drone at Erbil Air Base in Iraq. A second service member was treated for a minor injury, and the incident remains under investigation.