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Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies

By JENNIFER PELTZ
May 31, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who...
Palatine schools watchdog remembered as a 'true gentleman'

By Bob Susnjara
May 31, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine resident Len A. Green is being remembered for having a gentlemanly manner and not getting personal with his critiques of local school operations, which often ca...
Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies

By MESFIN FEKADU
May 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Leon Redbone, the blues and jazz artist whose growly voice, Panama hat and cultivated air of mystery made him seem like a character out of the ragtime er...
Former US Sen. Thad Cochran, 'Quiet Persuader,' dies at 81

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
May 30, 2019 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In the Washington political scene of bombast and big egos, Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi wielded power with a quiet, gentlemanly demeanor....
Claus von Bulow, cleared in attempted murder of wife, dies

By GREGORY KATZ
May 30, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Danish-born socialite Claus von Bulow, who was convicted but later acquitted of trying to kill his wealthy wife in two trials that drew intense internation...
Oklahoma City bombing trial judge Richard Matsch dies at 88

By STEVEN K. PAULSON
May 28, 2019 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch, who ruled his courtroom with a firm gavel and a short temper and gained national respect in the 1990s for his handling ...
Robert Bernstein, top publishing executive, dead at 96

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 28, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Robert L. Bernstein, a publishing executive and human rights activist who presided over a generation of dynamic growth at Random House and advocated for ...
John Gary Williams of R&B group The Mad Lads dies at 73

By KRISTIN M. HALL
May 28, 2019 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Gary Williams, the lead singer for the R&B vocal group The Mad Lads who sung "I Want Someone" and "Don't Have to Shop Around," has died. He ...
Tony Horwitz, 'Confederates in the Attic' author, dies at 60

The Associated Press
May 28, 2019 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Tony Horwitz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the best-selling author of "Confederates in the Attic," has died. He was 60. Horwitz died Monday of a...
Edmund Morris, known for his biography of Reagan, dies at 78

The Associated Press
May 27, 2019 7:00 am - DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - Presidential biographer Edmund Morris, best known for writing a book about the life of Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 78. Morris died Friday in a ...

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