The author’s newly unveiled papers reveal the meticulous planning and devotion to cooking that went into her big holiday meals. By Patrick Farrell Across six decades as a writer and cultural barometer ...

Joan Rita O’Brien, nee Freeman, 93, of Glenview, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6th, surrounded by her family. Beloved wife of the late James Thomas O’Brien for 57 years.

Last year, Joan Baez published her first-ever collection of poetry, When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance, expressing her thoughts on personal and family life and some of her music peers. But a few ...

Dozens of members of the Kennedy family gathered in Boston on Wednesday to mourn the death of Joan Bennett Kennedy at a Catholic Mass at St. Anthony’s Shrine. The first wife of the late U.S. Sen. Ted ...

The Kennedy family, friends and Boston community gathered Wednesday to reflect on the life and legacy of Joan Kennedy after her passing last week — remembering her love of music, perseverance through ...

As oxymorons go, “barefoot shoes” takes some beating. Otherwise referred to as “minimalist footwear”, these are shoes designed to mimic the experience of not wearing shoes. Evangelists include Joe ...

Rocker Joan Jett sang about not giving a damn about her bad reputation. But that doesn't mean other musicians love her as much as she loves rock 'n roll. ICE, CBP seize 400 firearms hidden in fake ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the former wife of the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, died Wednesday morning in her sleep at her home in Boston, according to her family. She was 89 years old. The ...

Ted Kennedy's first wife, the last survivor of the Camelot era, died at 89 years old after living a quiet life in Boston for many years Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with ...

Joan never remarried after divorcing Ted in 1983 and maintained a relatively low profile in recent years Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 years. Michael Ochs ...

Joan and Ted separated in 1978 but didn’t legally split until 1981. They finalized their divorce in 1983. The former couple’s marriage was plagued by Ted’s extramarital affairs and Joan’s drinking ...