For many of her fans, she was like a rare bird soaring from bygone days when progress and growing freedoms for women seemed inevitable.

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

Torrential rains set off deadly floods and landslides across five Mexican states, leaving a trail of destruction.

After quietly helping Mel Brooks set the irreverent tone on “Get Smart” and “The Producers,” she had a long collaboration as a writer with the actor and humorist Marshall Efron.