Ted Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN and owned the Atlanta Braves, has died at 87 in Atlanta. - He transformed a small Atlanta TV station into CNN, the first 24-hour news network.
- Turner also owned the Atlanta Braves and Hawks, and won the America's Cup in 1977. - He donated $1 billion to the UN and was a major conservationist.
- Turner died surrounded by family; a public memorial is planned.