Obituaries
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Teen idol David Cassidy, 'Partridge Family' star, dies at 67
Nov 21, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - David Cassidy, the teen and pre-teen idol who starred in the 1970s sitcom "The Partridge Family" and sold millions of records as the musical group's lead...
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Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies at 49
Nov 21, 2017 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of the tennis world when she sobbed on the shoulder of a member of the British royal family after a heartbreaking loss in ...
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John Hall, director of AP's State Photo Center, dies at 74
Nov 21, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - John Hall, who ended a 41-year journalism career as director of The Associated Press' State Photo Center, has died. He was 74. Hall died Saturday at hi...
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Former AP reporter recalls surreal spectacle of Manson trial
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first time I saw Charles Manson being led into a courtroom in 1969 at the old Los Angeles Hall of Justice, I was shocked - not because of the myth...
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Della Reese, of TV's 'Touched by an Angel,' has died at 86
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television...
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Charles Manson used charm to turn youths into mass killers
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In summer 1969, a scruffy ex-convict with a magnetic hold on young women sent some of his disciples into the night to carry out a series of gruesome k...
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Tennis great Pancho Segura dies at 96; coached Jimmy Connors
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Pancho Segura, who rose from poverty to win six U.S. Pro singles and doubles championships and was one of the world's top amateur tennis players ...
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Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies at 49
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of the tennis world by sobbing on the shoulder of a member of the British royal family after a tough loss in the Wimbledon...
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Charles Manson, whose brutality made him face of evil, dead
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after masterminding the gruesome murders of pregnant a...
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Reaction from the country music world on Mel Tillis' death
Nov 19, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A look at reaction from the country music world on Mel Tillis, who died Sunday at age 85. ___ Blake Shelton, on Twitter: - He did his best to try...