Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. Harris’ wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Harris served eight years in the Senate, first winning in 1964 to fill a vacancy, and made unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 1976.
The victim, identified as Manhattan shelter resident Amare Simmons by cops, was knifed in the midsection and slashed in the face in front of Marco's bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn....