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Drummer John "Jab'o" Starks of James Brown's band dies

By JAY REEVES
May 02, 2018 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - John "Jab'o" Starks, one of the drummers who gave funk singer James Brown his driving beat, has died in his native Alabama. Starks died Tuesday i...
Playboy art director who created bunny logo dies at 93

The Associated Press
May 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Magazine designer Art Paul, who created Playboy's famous tuxedoed bunny head logo, has died. He was 93. Paul died of pneumonia on Saturday at a Chicago-ar...
Steven Komarow, Roll Call editor and ex-AP journalist, dies

By CALVIN WOODWARD
Apr 30, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Steven Komarow, CQ Roll Call's executive editor and a longtime Associated Press and USA Today journalist steeped in the ways of Washington and war, has...
Actress Pamela Gidley of "Twin Peaks" fame has died at 52

The Associated Press
Apr 30, 2018 7:00 am - SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) - Actress Pamela Gidley who starred in the "Twin Peaks" prequel, "Fire Walk With Me," died earlier this month. She was 52. Gidley's death was announc...
James Cone, founder of black liberation theology, dies at 79

By DEEPTI HAJELA
Apr 30, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Theologian James Cone, who as a founder of black liberation theology linked Christian faith with the struggle against racism and oppression, has died. He...
Lindenhurst teen remembered as gentle-hearted, caring student

By Christopher Hacker Daily Herald correspondent
Apr 30, 2018 1:00 am - A Lindenhurst teen who died Thursday after being struck by a truck is being remembered by family and friends as a quiet, creative student who loved the outdoors and was ...
Correction: Obit-Larry Harvey story

The Associated Press
Apr 29, 2018 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In a story April 28 about the death of Larry Harvey, the founder of the celebration known as "Burning Man," The Associated Press reported erroneousl...
'The Dam Busters' director Michael Anderson dies at 98

By JILL LAWLESS
Apr 29, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British director Michael Anderson, whose films included war epic "The Dam Busters" and sci-fi classic "Logan's Run," has died at age 98. Anderson's family ...
Retired NASCAR driver James Hylton, 83, killed in car wreck

The Associated Press
Apr 28, 2018 7:00 am - CARNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Former NASCAR driver James Hylton, the 1966 Rookie of the Year, was killed in a traffic accident Saturday, authorities said. He was 83. Hylton an...
'Golden Girls,' 'Soap' producer Paul Junger Witt dies at 77

By LYNN ELBER
Apr 27, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Junger Witt, the prolific TV producer behind "The Golden Girls," ''The Partridge Family" and "Soap," died Friday, a spokeswoman said. He was 77. ...

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