Obituaries
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Ken Berry, star of sitcom 'F Troop,' has died at age 85
Dec 02, 2018 6:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom "F Troop," has died. He was 85. Berry ...
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Minnesota church ends 70-year tradition of lutefisk dinner
Dec 02, 2018 6:00 am - FOREST LAKE, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota church has ended its 70-year tradition of serving a dinner of lutefisk, a Nordic dish of dried cod soaked in lye, and the pastor ha...
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George H.W. Bush dies at 94; made greatest mark in Gulf War
Dec 02, 2018 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips - he would not raise taxes. He was th...
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Presidents, others praise former President George H.W. Bush
Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - Praise for former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday: (He) "was a man of the highest character. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love...
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The Latest: Palestinian president expresses condolences
Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - The Latest on the death of former President George H.W. Bush (all times local): 3 p.m. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has expressed condolences over ...
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Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a ...
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Bush staffer from Arlington Heights writes about president's warmth, preparednessDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: Ed Murnane, a longtime Arlington Heights resident and a former staff member for presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, wrote these reflections...
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Minimalist American sculptor Robert Morris dies at age 87
Nov 30, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - American sculptor Robert Morris, one of the founders of the minimalist movement that emerged in the 1960s, has died. He was 87. The Castelli Gallery, whi...
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Dennis Krausnick, founding member of Shakespeare & Co., dies
Nov 29, 2018 6:00 am - LENOX, Mass. (AP) - A founding member of the Massachusetts theater company Shakespeare & Co., who in the organization's 40 years served as an actor, director, writer and...
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Gloria Katz, 'American Graffiti' screenwriter, dies at 76
Nov 29, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Hollywood writer and director has announced the death of his wife and longtime collaborator, Gloria Katz, who co-wrote "American Graffiti" and helpe...