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Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
Jan 22, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by a colleague as “the complete Renaissance comedian,” has died after a battle...
GOP congressman who backed Nixon impeachment dead at 87

HERBERT G. McCANN
Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Thomas Railsback, an Illinois Republican congressman who helped draw up articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon in 1974, has died at age 8...
Minnesota man exposed as commander of Nazi-led unit dies

By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and RANDY HERSCHAFT
Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit accused of war atrocities has died. Michael K...
Jazz composer and saxophone player Jimmy Heath dies at 93

The Associated Press
Jan 20, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane before forming the popular ...
'Proud to carry the name': Carol Stream remembers village's namesake

By Katlyn Smith
Jan 20, 2020 12:00 am - There's a minor detail in the story of how Carol Stream got its name: Carol Stream, the person it's named after, never actually lived there. How much time Carol Stream s...
Christopher Tolkien, son of Lord of the Rings creator, dies

The Associated Press
Jan 17, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Christopher Tolkien, who played a major role protecting the legacy of his father's "The Lord of the Rings'ť trilogy, has died. He was 95. The Tolkien Socie...
Longtime Caribbean journalist Bernard Diederich dead at 93

By DAN SEWELL
Jan 16, 2020 6:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Bernard 'œBernie'ť Diederich, a longtime journalist in the Caribbean region who braved dictators and disasters, has died in his adopted homeland of Hai...
Wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson's father, dead at 75

By DAN GELSTON
Jan 16, 2020 6:00 am - Rocky "Soulman" Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne 'œThe Rock'ť Johnson, has died. He was 75. WWE issued a statem...
Conservative philosopher Roger Scruton dies at 75

By JILL LAWLESS
Jan 13, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Roger Scruton, one of Britain's most prominent conservative philosophers, has died. He was 75. Scruton's family said in a statement that he died Sunday aft...
Nationals prospect Fausto Segura dies at 23

The Associated Press
Jan 13, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Nationals say pitching prospect Fausto Segura has died. He was 23. The team announced the news in a statement Monday. ESPN Deportes reported that S...

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