Obituaries
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Indianapolis 500 fixture Jim McElreath dies at 89
May 18, 2017 7:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jim McElreath, a teenage dirt-track racer who went on to become the 1962 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and race in 15 Indy 500s, has died....
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Fox News founder Roger Ailes died of complications from fall
May 18, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Ailes, the communications maestro who transformed television news and America's political conversation by creating and ruling Fox News Channel for ...
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Reactions to the death of Fox News founder Roger Ailes
May 18, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "He has dramatically and forever changed the political and the media landscape singlehandedly for the better." - Sean Hannity. "A brilliant broadcaster, ...
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Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77
May 18, 2017 1:00 am - Roger Ailes, who mastered the art of selling political candidates like Hollywood celebrities and was the architect of conservative-oriented TV news, has died at 77. Fox ...
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Official: Chris Cornell's death was suicideMay 17, 2017 11:00 pm - DETROIT - Chris Cornell, one of the most lauded and respected contemporary lead singers in rock music with his bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, killed Wednesday in a De...
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Father of singers Nick and Aaron Carter dead
May 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Carter, the father of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys and fellow singer Aaron Carter, died on Tuesday, the singers announced. Nick Carter said ...
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Joe Arndt was Arlington Lakes' bird house manMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - For more than 20 years, Joe Arndt was a familiar sight riding in his golf cart on Fridays at Arlington Lakes Golf Course. He carried no clubs. Instead he wore protectiv...
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African dance master choreographer Chuck Davis dies; was 80
May 16, 2017 7:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Chuck Davis, a master choreographer and teacher of traditional African dance styles who founded dance companies in North Carolina and New York, has d...
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Nicholas Sand, creator of famous Orange Sunshine LSD, dies
May 16, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann may have invented LSD in the 1930s, and Timothy Leary was clearly its most prominent frontman in the 1960s. But it was ...
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Nicholas Sand, creator of famous Orange Sunshine LSD, dies
May 16, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann may have invented LSD, and Timothy Leary was clearly its most prominent frontman. But it was a self-taught chemist and ...