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This image provided by Consuelo Campuzano shows her father-in-law, Herbert Gans, an eminent sociologist and media analyst, at home in 2017, in Manhattan. Gans died Monday, April 21, 2025, at age 97. (Consuelo Campuzano via AP)

Herbert Gans, leading sociologist and media analyst, dies at 97

Herbert Gans, an eminent sociologist and media analyst, has died at age 97. He wrote groundbreaking studies that advocated for greater diversity and public participation in everything from the suburbs to the news.

This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Cardinal Peter Erdo, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, middle row from left, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Cardinal Robert Sarah, and bottom row from left, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Cardinal Luis Tagle and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. (AP Photo)

AP PHOTOS: Cardinals seen as contenders to be the next pope

Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio, D- North Providence, listens as the Democratic caucus nominates him to run for Senate President at the Rhode Island Statehouse, March 23, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, file)

Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator, dies at 76

Argentina's Boca Juniors' players Hugo Gatti, right, Ernesto Mastrangelo, center, and Daniel Pavon celebrate after a penalty shootout in the Copa Libertadores final soccer match in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sept. 14, 1977. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia, File)

Argentine goalkeeper great Hugo ‘El Loco’ Gatti has died at 80

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FILE - Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81

FILE - Bobby Allison stands beside his car and talks with the press after winning the pole position during qualifying for the 500 mile grand national stock car race at Pocono Raceway, Aug. 2, 1975, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/File)

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

Longtime Blazers broadcaster Brian Wheeler dies at 62

FILE - Actor Tony Todd, from "Sushi Girl", poses for a portrait at the LMT Music Lodge during Comic Con in San Diego, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Actor Tony Todd, known for his role in the movie ‘Candyman’ and other films, dies at 69

FILE - AOL's home page is shown on a computer screen, Aug. 4, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ greeting, dies at 74

FILE - Don Bosseler, star fullback at the University of Miami, has signed a two year contract with the professional Washington Redskins, Feb. 8, 1957. Don Bosseler, an All-American fullback who led Miami to the No. 6 ranking in The Associated Press poll in 1956 and was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame, has died, his family and the National Football Foundation announced Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. He was 88. (AP Photo, File)

Don Bosseler, an AP All-American at Miami and 8-year NFL back, dies at 88

FILE - Tyka Nelson, sister of the late musician Prince, appears in front of his costumes at the "My Name is Prince" exhibition at the O2 Arena in London, on Oct. 26, 2017. Nelson, Prince’s only full sibling, died Monday. She was 64. Her son President Nelson says she died at a hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. A cause of death was not immediately available. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson, Prince’s sister and only full sibling, dies at 64

FILE - Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus appears on "Cavuto: Coast to Coast," with anchor Neil Cavuto, on the Fox Business Network, in New York, June 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95

FILE - Commission chairman Justice Murray Sinclair speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Murray Sinclair, First Nation advocate for justice and Canadian senator, has died

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2014 file photo, Producer Quincy Jones, of the documentary film "Keep On Keepin' On," poses for a portrait, in New York, Sept. 23, 2014. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP, File)

Oprah Winfrey, President Biden, VP Harris, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones

FILE - Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait to promote his documentary "Quincy" during the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2018, in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

FILE - Fashion designer Rohit Bal, foreground, acknowledges the applause next to models wearing his creations at the end of his show at the Couture Week 2016 in New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)

Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, dies at 63

In this undated photo provided by Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin poses for a photograph in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. He was 81. (Dubai Duty Free via AP)

Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81

FILE - Former Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata arrives at Tokyo District Court in Tokyo Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Satoru Yonemaru/Kyodo News via AP, File)

TEPCO ex-chair at time of Fukushima nuclear disaster dies at 84 while on trial over responsibility

FILE - American actress Teri Garr is seen in this April 1987 photo in Los Angeles, California. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill, File)

Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died

FILE - British Normandy campaign veteran George Chandler of the Royal Navy speaks to the media and poses in the 'Map Room' which shows the large diagram of the D-Day Invasion, at Southwick army base near Portsmouth, England, Monday, June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

UK D-Day veteran George Chandler, who escorted American troops to Normandy beaches, dies at 99

Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Holden Trent has died

FILE - Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee Co-Chair Jim Gregory, left, looks on as Chairman Bill Hay, right, presents Brett Hull with his ring during a ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.(Frank Gunn)/The Canadian Press via AP)

Former Blackhawks forward and Hall of Fame executive Bill Hay has died

FILE _ Cleveland Browns radio broadcaster Jim Donovan stands on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 in Cleveland. The Browns won 37-24. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Jim Donovan, Cleveland Browns play-by-play announcer and TV sports anchor, dies of cancer at 68

FILE - Phil Lesh, of The Grateful Dead, performs during a reunion concert in East Troy, Wis. on Aug. 3, 2002. Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at age 84. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84

FILE - Jo Ann Davidson, co-chair of the Republican National Committee, speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

Ohio’s first female House speaker, Republican Jo Ann Davidson, champion of GOP women, has died at 97

FILE - Loni Anderson and Jack Jones arrive for "The Bob Hope Memorial Tribute" show at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences headquarters in Los Angeles' North Hollywood area Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003. Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for "The Love Boat" television show theme song, has died, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing ‘The Love Boat’ theme song, dies at 86

FILE - Niger's Prime Minister Hama Amadou is seen at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Nov. 21, 2005. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier, File)

Hama Amadou, Niger’s former prime minister and emblematic opposition figure, dies at 74

FILE - Former "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely during an interview in Los Angeles on Dec. 28, 1987. Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” died Sept. 29, 2024 at age 86. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dies at 86

FILE - Geoff Capes of England throws the shot to win the fold medal in the men's shot put event at the Tenth Commonwealth Games, in the Queen Elizabeth II Park Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 2, 1974. (AP Photo/Pool, File)

Geoff Capes, an Olympic shot putter who won the World’s Strongest Man competition, dies at age 75

FILE - Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutierrez speaks during a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has died

FILE - Senior Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine speaks during a news conference in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, on Jan. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead

FILE - Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela throws the ceremonial first pitch during the MLB All-Star baseball game, July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.(AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63

This undated photo provided by the family in October 2024 shows Richard N. Winfield, a leading U.S. First Amendment lawyer who represented The Associated Press for three decades and championed freedom of expression for journalists around the world. (Family photo via AP)

Richard N. Winfield, First Amendment lawyer and former AP counsel, dies at 91

This photo provided by WKRG shows former WKRG news anchor Mel Showers. (WKRG via AP)

Longtime news anchor Mel Showers, who broke racial barriers, dies