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Jerry Carrigan, drummer for Elvis, George Jones, dies

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Jun 25, 2019 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Alabama-born drummer Jerry Carrigan, who was in the first rhythm section for FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals and later an in-demand session player i...
Longtime AP sports writer Ed Shearer dies at 82

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Jun 24, 2019 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Ed Shearer, a longtime sports writer with The Associated Press who covered the Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series and Hank Aaron's 715th homer but left hi...
Dave Bartholomew, co-wrote 'Ain't That a Shame," dies at 100

By HILLEL ITALIE and REBECCA SANTANA
Jun 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Dave Bartholomew, a giant of New Orleans music and a rock n' roll pioneer who with Fats Domino co-wrote and produced such classics as "Ain't That a Sh...
Steamy romance novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91

By STEFANIE DAZIO and SANDY COHEN
Jun 23, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Writer Judith Krantz, whose million-selling novels such as "Scruples" and "Princess Daisy" engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the ...
Elliot Roberts dies; manager for Neil Young, Joni Mitchell

The Associated Press
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The manager of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and many other rock stars has died. Elliot Roberts was 76. His agency Lookout Management says in a statement tha...
Brazilian striker Thalles dies in motorcycle crash near Rio

The Associated Press
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Former Vasco da Gama striker Thalles Lima de ConceicaÃ£o Penha is one of two people who died from a motorcycle crash outside Rio de Janeiro. Thalle...
Tuskegee Airman who flew 142 WWII combat missions dies at 99

The Associated Press
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - World War II pilot Robert Friend, one of the last original members of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 99. Friend's ...
Journalist who exposed corruption, wouldn't name source dies

By MICHELLE R. SMITH
Jun 22, 2019 7:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Jim Taricani, an award-winning TV reporter who exposed corruption and served a federal sentence for refusing to disclose a source, has died. He w...
Cyprus ex-President Dimitris Christofias dead at 72

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Jun 21, 2019 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Dimitris Christofias, Cyprus' first communist president whose troubled tenure was marked by near financial ruin that necessitated an international...
Cyprus ex-president Dimitris Christofias has died

The Associated Press
Jun 21, 2019 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' president says his predecessor Dimitris Christofias has died. He was 72. President Nicos Anastasiades said he was informed of Christofias'...

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