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Veteran AP reporter, editor Robert Barr dies at age 71

The Associated Press
Aug 30, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Robert Barr, a longtime reporter and editor for The Associated Press in London who covered major news events ranging from the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 to ...
Iosif Kobzon, singer dubbed 'Soviet Sinatra,' dies at age 80

The Associated Press
Aug 30, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Iosif Kobzon, an iconic Russian crooner and political figure dubbed "the Soviet Sinatra" for his decades-long career, has died. He was 80 years old. One of...
Greek minister says filmmaker Costa Gavras has died at 85

The Associated Press
Aug 30, 2018 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's culture minister says Greek-French film director Costa Gavras has died in Paris at the age of 85. Culture Minister Mysini Zorba announced ...
Writer, 44-year Arlington Heights library trustee dies at 91

By Christopher Placek
Aug 30, 2018 1:00 am - It was a Catholic nun who gave a young Richard Frisbie his first good review as a writer, and inspiration that led to him making the art of the written word the constant...
St. Charles couple die in Wisconsin crash on I-90

By Chacour Koop
Aug 29, 2018 1:00 am - A St. Charles couple died last week after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in Wisconsin, authorities said. Edward Grzesik Sr., 81, and Shirlyn Grzesik, 73, were ...
Longtime Churchill Downs spokesman John Asher dies at 62

By BRUCE SCHREINER and GARY B. GRAVES
Aug 27, 2018 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - John Asher's devotion to the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs and horse racing were obvious anytime he was asked about those subjects, often weavin...
A life of courage, politics came down to 1 vote for McCain

By NANCY BENAC
Aug 27, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For John McCain, a lifetime of courage, contradictions and contrarianism came down to one vote, in the middle of the night, in the twilight of his care...
McCain on his time as POW: 'I fell in love with my country'

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Aug 26, 2018 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - On Oct. 26, 1967, a missile the size of a telephone pole blew the wing off of John McCain's Skyhawk dive bomber. McCain, then a 31-year-old lieutenant comm...
Reaction to the death of Arizona Sen. John McCain

By The Associated Press
Aug 26, 2018 7:00 am - Reaction to the death of Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona: "My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers a...
Broadway and Hollywood figures mourn the death of Neil Simon

By The Associated Press
Aug 26, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tributes are pouring in from actors, fellow playwrights and other celebrities for Neil Simon, the American theater's most successful and prolific playwri...

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