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John Sherrill Houser, creator of divisive Onate statue, dies

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Jan 25, 2018 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - John Sherrill Houser, a sculptor whose work includes a statue depicting conquistador Don Juan de Onate in El Paso, Texas, that divided residents...
Mark E Smith, founder of post-punk band The Fall, dies at 60

The Associated Press
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Mark E. Smith, lead singer and driving force of British post-punk band The Fall, died Wednesday. He was 60. The Fall manager and Smith's partner Pam Vander...
Ursula K. Le Guin, best-selling science fiction author, dies

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, has...
Horror writer Jack Ketchum dead at 71

The Associated Press
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jack Ketchum, a prize-winning horror and screenplay writer known for fiction such as "The Box" and the controversial "Off Season," and once labeled by St...
South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies at 78

By KRISTA MAHR
Jan 23, 2018 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Hugh Masekela, the legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist, has died after a decade-long fight with cancer. He was 78. Ofte...
Civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker dies; worked beside MLK

By DENISE LAVOIE
Jan 23, 2018 6:00 am - CHESTER, Va. (AP) - The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a leader in the civil rights movement who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. assemble his famous "Letter From Birmingh...
MLK confidant and civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker dies

By DENISE LAVOIE
Jan 23, 2018 6:00 am - CHESTER, Va. (AP) - The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a leader in the civil rights movement who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. assemble his famous "Letter From Birmingh...
Armfield, former England captain and broadcaster, dies at 82

By ROB HARRIS
Jan 22, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jimmy Armfield, a former England captain who led Leeds to the European Cup final as a manager before a distinguished career in broadcasting, has died. He w...
Former Baylor hoops player Chameka Scott dies of cancer

The Associated Press
Jan 22, 2018 6:00 am - WACO, Texas (AP) - Former Baylor women's basketball player Chameka Scott has died of cancer. The school announced that Scott died on Sunday. The 33-year-old Scott helped...
Weather Channel co-founder dies; doubted climate science

The Associated Press
Jan 21, 2018 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - John Coleman, who co-founded The Weather Channel and was the original meteorologist on ABC's "Good Morning America" during a six-decade broadcasting car...

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