In the summer of 1969, Sen. Edward “Ted”. Kennedy left a party on Chappaquiddick island neat Martha's Vineyard, Mass., with Mary Jo Kopechne. Later that night Kennedy's car plunged off the narrow ...

For Catholics, the death of Senator Edward Kennedy is a personal loss, as public figures are often claimed as kin by those who share their heritage, age, or religion. I remember a phone call with my ...

His physician said he did not suffer a stroke, as was first feared, and he recovered enough by Saturday afternoon to watch the Red Sox game on television. His wife, Vicki, his three children and his ...

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will tap a former Democratic National Committee chairman to take the Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy. Paul Kirk will serve in the post until voters ...

Following her death on Oct. 8, 2025, PEOPLE examines the impact of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident on Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy At 37 years old, Joan was the subject of ...

Ted Kennedy's widow formally endorsed Democrat and current Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley to fill her late husband's Senate seat.