Obituaries
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Ken Kaiser, umpire who quit during labor talks, dies at 72
Aug 10, 2017 7:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Former major league umpire Ken Kaiser, a colorful figure between the lines who briefly moonlighted as a professional wrestler to make ends meet wh...
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Reaction to the death of superstar entertainer Glen Campbell
Aug 09, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Reaction to the death of superstar entertainer Glen Campbell: "I'm very broken up to hear about my friend Glen Campbell. An incredible musician and an ev...
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Glen Campbell said goodbye to his life, career through music
Aug 09, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Glen Campbell was a rare entertainer who got to say goodbye to his life and career in every way he knew how. Before his mind evaporated into Alzheimer...
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Glen Campbell, 'Rhinestone Cowboy' singer, dies at age 81
Aug 09, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies...
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Composer David Maslanka dies in Montana home at age 73
Aug 09, 2017 7:00 am - MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - David Maslanka, a composer who was renowned for his music written for wind ensembles, has died in his Montana home at age 73. Maslanka died Sunday...
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Haruo Nakajima, who played the original 1954 Godzilla, dies
Aug 08, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - He stomped over miniature bridges and buildings in a rubber suit and gave the world Godzilla, the fire-breathing, screeching monster that became Japan's sta...
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Glen Campbell, superstar entertainer of 1960s and '70s, dies
Aug 08, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies...
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Acclaimed singer and actress Barbara Cook has died at 89
Aug 08, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway's leading ingenues and later a major cabaret and concert interpreter of popular American ...
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Former Syracuse football coach Dick MacPherson dies at 86
Aug 08, 2017 7:00 am - SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Well-known for his jocularity and peppery, occasionally off-beat comments, Dick MacPherson was beloved in Syracuse for that and so much more. Heck,...
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Glen Campbell, superstar entertainer of 1960s and '70s, dies
Aug 08, 2017 1:00 am - Glen Campbell, a guitar prodigy and ballad singer who dominated the polished, string-swelling countrypolitan sound of the late 1960s and 1970s and cultivated a clean-cut...