Obituaries
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Ray Thomas of British rockers The Moody Blues dies at 76
Jan 07, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ray Thomas, a founding member of British rock group The Moody Blues, has died at 76, months before the band is due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Ha...
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Popular French singer France Gall dies at 70
Jan 07, 2018 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French pop singer France Gall, who shot to fame in the 1960s by winning the Eurovision Song Contest then produced hits and sold millions of albums over a fo...
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Acclaimed suburban musician Al DeCarlo dies at 69Jan 07, 2018 12:00 am - Suburban musician Al DeCarlo, whose virtuoso guitar playing galvanized the 1970s progressive rock trios Bangor Flying Circus and Madura and won the admiration of legends...
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Jerry Van Dyke, 'Coach' star and brother of Dick, dies at 86
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in t...
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Ex-Toyota head Tatsuro Toyoda, who led overseas drive, dies
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Tatsuro Toyoda, the former Toyota Motor Corp. president who led the company's climb to become one of the world's top automakers, has died. He was 88. Toyoda...
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The Latest: Astronaut John Young remembered as "fearless"
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - The Latest on the death of astronaut John Young (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Legendary astronaut John Young, who died Friday in Houston, is being mourned by his fellow s...
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NASA: Legendary astronaut, moonwalker John Young has died
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday. Young was 87. The space agency s...
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Correction: Obit-Thomas Monson-A Life story
Jan 05, 2018 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - In a story Jan. 3 about the death of Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Monson became the you...
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Correction: Obit-Thomas Monson story
Jan 05, 2018 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - In a story Jan. 3 about the death of Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Monson became the you...
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After blowing kiss to pictures of daughters, Arlington Heights woman dies at 110Jan 05, 2018 12:00 am - Lois Arbanas spent the final moments of her 110 years blowing a kiss at photos of her two daughters, a goodbye to what mattered the most during her life. Arbanas died a ...