Obituaries
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James Randi, dazzling magician and skeptic, dies at 92
Oct 21, 2020 7:00 am - James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country's foremost skeptic, ...
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Retired AP investigative reporter Pete Yost dies at age 73
Oct 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pete Yost, a retired Associated Press investigative reporter with a fierce, determined style of interviewing that contrasted with his low-key, modest p...
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Woman's obituary: In lieu of flowers 'do not vote for Trump'
Oct 21, 2020 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An obituary for a Minneapolis-area woman who died at age 93 included one specific request for her mourners: Do not vote for Donald Trump. Georgia ...
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Longtime MLB umpire Derryl Cousins dies at 74
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Former major league umpire Derryl Cousins, who worked three World Series during a career that lasted over three decades, has died. He was 74....
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José Padilla, DJ famed for Ibiza chill-out music, dead at 64
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - José Padilla, a Spanish disc jockey known as the Emperor of Chill for the chill-out music he played at sets in Ibiza, has died. He was 64. Padilla died Su...
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'Gimme Some Lovin' rock star Spencer Davis dead at 81
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Spencer Davis, a British guitarist and bandleader whose eponymous rock group had 1960s hits including 'œGimme Some Lovin''ť and 'œI'm a Man,'ť has died. He...
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Robert Redford's son, James, dies of liver cancer at 58
Oct 19, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died. He was 58. Robert Redford's publicist, Cindi Berger, said in a stateme...
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Priest and abstract-expressionist painter Bill Moore dies
Oct 19, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Father Bill Moore, a Catholic priest and prominent abstract expressionist who spent decades spreading spiritualism through his paintings, has died at ...
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Longtime priest and seminary professor dies two weeks after 100th birthdayOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Monsignor Charles R. Meyer, a senior professor emeritus at St. Mary of the Lake and Mundelein Seminary died Thursday, two weeks after his 100th birthday. According to a ...
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Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100
Oct 18, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers and achieved n...