Obituaries
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Legendary Napa Valley vintner John Shafer dies at 94
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Legendary Northern California vintner John Shafer, who was part of a generation that helped elevate sleepy Napa Valley into the international wine p...
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Luke Perry, heartthrob on '90210,' dies at 52 after stroke
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luke Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210," died Monday after suffering a massive stroke,...
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Keith Flint, singer of electronic band The Prodigy, dies
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said. He was 49. Prod...
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Ziering, Ringwald and Whedon react to death of Luke Perry
Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am - Reaction to the death of Luke Perry , whose credits included "Beverly Hills, 90210," ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Riverdale." - "Luke Perry was a kindhearted and inc...
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Pritzker Prize, Irish-born architect Kevin Roche dies
Mar 03, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The acclaimed Irish-born architect Kevin Roche has died, leaving his mark on world-class buildings from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the cit...
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Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Yannis Behrakis dead at 58
Mar 03, 2019 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Yannis Behrakis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, has died. He was 58. His death Saturday was confirmed by his employers, Reuters, where h...
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Longtime Rutgers baseball coach Fred Hill dies at 84
Mar 02, 2019 6:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Fred Hill, who coached Rutgers baseball for 30 years and sent a dozen players to the major leagues, died Saturday. He was 84. The university did ...
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Nathaniel Taylor, who played Rollo on 'Sanford and Son' dies
Mar 02, 2019 6:00 am - Nathaniel Taylor, the actor best known as Rollo Lawson, the street-smart best friend of the son on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son," has died. Taylor died Wednesday at...
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Russian Nobel winner Alferov dies at 88
Mar 02, 2019 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Zhores Alferov, a Russian physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, has died. He was 88. His death was announced Saturday by the State Duma, the lower house of t...
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Panamanian world champion boxer Eusebio Pedroza dead at 62
Mar 01, 2019 6:00 am - PANAMA CITY (AP) - Former world champion Panamanian boxer Eusebio Pedroza, who defended the featherweight title more times than any other, has died at age 62. The World ...