COLUMBUS, Ohio (KABC) -- John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and a former U.S. senator, has died. He was 95. Glenn died at James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WABC) -- John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday ...

John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. He flew combat missions in WWII and the Korean War. He later served as a U.S. Senator. At age 77, he became the oldest person in space.