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Civil rights activist and Emmett Till relative dies at 50

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Mar 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a relative of Emmett Till who spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy through her foundat...
Last German honored for saving Jews during Holocaust dies

The Associated Press
Mar 22, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Gertrud Steinl, the last surviving German honored for saving Jews during the Holocaust, has died. German news agency dpa on Sunday quoted the head of Nurem...
Crossover country superstar Kenny Rogers dies at 81

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Mar 21, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as 'œLucille,'ť 'œLady'ť and 'œIslands ...
Crossover country superstar Kenny Rogers dies at 81

By Kristin M. Hall AP Entertainment Writer
Mar 20, 2020 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady" and "Islands in the Str...
Czech hockey great Vladimir Zabrodsky dies at 97

The Associated Press
Mar 20, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Vladimir Zabrodsky, one of the best Czech hockey players in history has died. He was 97. The Czech Hockey Association said Zabrodsky died on Friday in Swed...
Former FIBA head Borislav Stankovic dies

The Associated Press
Mar 20, 2020 7:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Borislav Stankovic, the former longtime International Basketball Federation secretary general responsible for bringing NBA players to the Olympic...
Former Cardiff player Peter Whittingham dies at 35

The Associated Press
Mar 19, 2020 7:00 am - CARDIFF, Wales (AP) - Peter Whittingham, a former Premier League soccer player who suffered a serious head injury in a fall on March 7, has died. He was 35. Whittingham,...
Maggie Griffin, impish mother of comedian Kathy, dies at 99

The Associated Press
Mar 18, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The mother of comedian Kathy Griffin, who inspired many of the jokes in her famous daughter's standup routines, has died. Maggie Griffin was 99. 'œMy ...
Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88

By MARCIA DUNN
Mar 18, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at...
Widow of Yuri Gagarin, first human in space, dies at 84

The Associated Press
Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The widow of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly to space, died Tuesday. She was 84. Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced Valentina Gagarina's death ...

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