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Norm Macdonald, former 'Saturday Night Live' comic, dies

By DAVID BAUDER
Sep 14, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Comedian Norm Macdonald, a former 'œSaturday Night Live'ť writer and performer who was 'œWeekend Update'ť host when Bill Clinton and O.J. Simpson provide...
Norm Macdonald, comedian and 'Saturday Night Live' star, dead at 61

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Comic Norm Macdonald, a former "Saturday Night Live" writer and performer who was "Weekend Update" host during the 1990s, has died. Macdonald, who was 61...
Former 49ers, Saints LB Parys Haralson dies at age 37

By The Associated Press
Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - Parys Haralson, a former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints, has died. He was 37. The 49ers announced Haralson's death on Monday. No details w...
George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95

By HILLEL ITALIE
Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - George Wein, an impresario of 20th century music who helped found the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals and set the template for gatherings everywhere from...
Peru: Abimael GuzmÃ¡n, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies

By FRANKLIN BRICEÃ'O
Sep 11, 2021 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Abimael GuzmÃ¡n, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an il...
Feder: Former WGN anchor Allison Payne dies at 57

By Robert Feder
Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - Allison Payne, who anchored newscasts on WGN Channel 9 from 1990 to 2011, died Sept. 1 in her hometown of Detroit, the Nexstar Media station reported Friday. She was 57....
Jorge Sampaio, former president of Portugal, dies at 81

By BARRY HATTON
Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Jorge Sampaio, a former two-term president of Portugal and one of the most prominent political figures of his generation, has died. He was 81. Th...
Sunil Perera, outspoken Sri Lankan singer, dies at age 68

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Singer and musician Sunil Perera entertained generations of Sri Lankans with captivating songs, but won their minds and hearts with his outspok...
Former Oak Brook village president remembered as a 'loving father and husband'

By Scott C. Morgan
Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Former Oak Brook Village President Kevin Quinlan is being remembered by family, friends and former colleagues. Quinlan, 54, died Tuesday in part from complications of di...
Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann, who helped mount an astounding array of hits on Broadway and in London, including 'œThe Elephant Ma...

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