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Tommy DeCarlo, who became longtime singer of Boston after a Myspace tribute, dies at 60

By ANDREW DALTON
Mar 10, 2026 7:11 am - Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band’s original singer, died Monday at 60 after struggling for months with brain cancer, according to his children.
Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. casualty to die in Iran war

By ALLEN G. BREED and DYLAN LOVAN
Mar 09, 2026 2:16 pm - ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A Kentucky man who joined the Army straight out of high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon ...
US soldiers who died in the Iran war remembered for their service and devotion to their families

By HANNAH FINGERHUT, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and REBECCA BOONE
Mar 04, 2026 3:14 pm - Sgt. Declan Coady had been checking in with his family from Kuwait every hour or two after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, even as Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf Arab states that host U.S. armed forces.
The last Marine to leave Vietnam has died. Juan Valdez was 88.

By Harrison Smith
Feb 28, 2026 3:14 pm - Standing on the U.S. Embassy roof as tanks rumbled toward Saigon and gunfire rang out below, Juan Valdez wondered if he and his fellow Marines might have actually been forgotten.
Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ’70s, dies at age 86

By LEANNE ITALIE
Feb 27, 2026 6:43 pm - Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.
Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71

By LINDSEY BAHR
Feb 24, 2026 8:15 am - Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement to Deadline, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades and died by suicide.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Feb 17, 2026 6:32 am - The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dead at 95

By BOB THOMAS
Feb 16, 2026 12:56 pm - Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95.
Mundelein’s Royal Cantonese shutters following death of co-owner

By Russell Lissau
Feb 13, 2026 12:50 pm - Following the unexpected death of a co-owner, a Mundelein dining institution has permanently shut down.
‘Dawson’s Creek’ star James Van Der Beek dies at 48

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 11, 2026 1:55 pm - James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” and in later years mocking his own hunky persona, has died. He was 48.

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