Obituaries
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Former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou dies at age 34
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Elias Theodorou, a charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete, has died. He was 34....
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Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood dies at 75
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Joseph Hazelwood, the captain of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker that ran aground more than three decades ago in Alaska, causing one of the worst oi...
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William Klein, American photographer in Paris, dies at 96
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - William Klein, an American photographer whose innovative portraiture style strongly influenced fashion and street photography in the second half of the 20th...
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Ex-Coppin State basketball star Yarbray dies in bike crash
Sep 11, 2022 7:00 am - DOVER, Del. (AP) - Larry Yarbray Sr., a former Coppin State University basketball player who holds the Baltimore school's career record for assists, died on Saturday in ...
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Former MLB pitcher turned cop Varvaro dies in car crash
Sep 11, 2022 7:00 am - Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car crash Sunday mornin...
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Spanish novelist Javier MarÃas dies at age 70
Sep 11, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Javier MarÃas, Spain's most prestigious novelist of the past half century, has died, his publisher said Sunday. He was 70. Spanish news agency EFE reporte...
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Marsha Hunt, '40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104
Sep 10, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurenc...
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Queen Elizabeth II, UK's longest-serving monarch, dies at 96
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and embarras...
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Cancer claims 4-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Lance Mackey, one of mushing's most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, has died. The four-time ...
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Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and disarray...