Randolph E. Schmid, AP science writer with light touch, dies

FILE - Associated Press science writer Randolph E. Schmid is photographed on Oct. 3, 2007, at the Washington bureau of the AP. Schmid, who seldom missed a chance to add a whimsical touch to his authoritative stories, has died. Schmid was 78 when he died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, at a nursing home in Falls Church, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) ” Randolph E. Schmid, a retired Associated Press science writer who seldom missed a chance to add a whimsical touch to his authoritative stories, has died. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]