Milestones

ANNOUNCED

The birth of the first child to share genetic material with three biological parents. A team of scientists were able to insert the nucleus from one of the mother’s eggs into a donor egg, likely removing a disorder, Leigh syndrome, which killed two of her other children. The child, whose parents are Jordanian, is now 5 months old.

DIED

Bill Nunn, 63, actor best known for playing Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. Nunn appeared in other Lee films like School Daze and Mo’ Better Blues, as well as Sister Act and the 2002 version of Spider-Man.

Stanley Dural Jr., 68, better known as Buckwheat Zydeco, whose Grammy-and Emmy-winning band played music from the Louisiana bayou for 30-plus years. He collaborated with Willie Nelson, U2 and others.

Herschell Gordon Lewis, 90, director known as the godfather of gore for horror films like Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs! and Color Me Blood Red.