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British actor Alan Bates has died of cancer at the age of 69. Bates starred in such films as Zorba the Greek, The Fixer and Georgy Girl. He was also a renowned Shakespearean actor who went on to win a Tony Award in 2002 for his role in Fortune's Fool on Broadway. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's news, including Commander Allen Fulmer of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department; an unidentified female member of the Heaven's Gate cult; Marshall Herff Applewhite, founder and leader of the Heaven's Gate Cult; Comedian Billy Crystal at the 69th Academy Awards and Oscar winners Jessica Yu, Juliette Binoche (bih-NOH-SH) and Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Richard Holbrooke, an American diplomat who engineered the 1995 Dayton Accords that ended the war in the Balkans, died on Monday. He was 69. In 1998, Holbrooke spoke to Terry Gross about his 13-hour negotiation with two indicted war criminals who led the Bosnian Serbs.

One of the oldest Black rodeos take place every year in Okmulgee, Okla. Cowboys and cowgirls came to celebrate it's 69th anniversary recently.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the tremor's magnitude was 6.9 and was centered very deep in the earth.

Prices at the pump jumped 18 cents over the last couple weeks which is the biggest increase so far this year. The Lundberg Survey shows that heading into the weekend, the national average price of a gallon of self-serve was $3.69. Analysts say the spike is in part because of some refinery and pipeline issues across the country.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on public concern about rising milk prices. Two big supermarket chains, Jewel and Dominicks have charged as much as three dollars and 69 cents for a gallon of milk. This contrasts sharply with the low cost of raw milk, which has dropped significantly from 1998. A dozen Chicago residents are suing the stores charging them with secretly setting the prices.

Actor Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role as Lennie Briscoe on TV's Law and Order, died Tuesday at age 69. Orbach also enjoyed a successful Broadway career, winning a Tony for his role in Promises, Promises, and appeared in films such as Crimes and Misdemeanors and Dirty Dancing. We listen to a Nov. 21, 1989, interview with Orbach.

Construction on the "NAFTA Superhighway," which would link Canada and Mexico, is slow to start. With rising budget deficits, it is unclear whether federal and state governments will find the $8 billion needed to build Interstate 69, which would run through eight states from Michigan to Texas. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

The Kansas Jayhawks had the greatest comeback in national championship history. They beat the University of North Carolina 72-69.