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Singer Joe Ligon of gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy dies

The Associated Press
Dec 12, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Singer Joe Ligon, the dynamic frontman of the Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. He was 80. His booking agent, Ricky DeR...
Prominent Syrian philosopher Sadiq Jalal al-Azm dies

The Associated Press
Dec 12, 2016 6:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - The son of prominent Syrian philosopher and intellectual Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm says his father has passed away in Germany after a long battle with brain cance...
Atheist, activist and aviator: remembering Rob Sherman

By Burt Constable
Dec 12, 2016 12:00 am - McHenry County authorities confirmed Monday that Robert I. Sherman - the famous and controversial atheist, activist, aviator and occasional political candidate - died wh...
Macedonia queen of gypsy music dies at age 73

The Associated Press
Dec 11, 2016 6:00 am - SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - Esma Redzepova, one of the most powerful voices in the world of Gypsy music, has died in Macedonia's capital after a brief illness, according to...
Mexico Culture Secretary Rafael Tovar y de Teresa dies

The Associated Press
Dec 10, 2016 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican Secretary of Culture Rafael Tovar y de Teresa, a diplomat, historian and promoter of the arts, died Saturday, the Culture Ministry announced. ...
All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter pilot, senator

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - John Glenn was the ultimate all-American hero. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, a war hero fighter pilot, a record-setting test pilot, a l...
'Days of Our Lives' bad guy Joseph Mascolo dies at 87

The Associated Press
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joseph Mascolo, who played bad guy Stefano DiMera on NBC's daytime serial "Days of Our Lives," has died. He was 87. Mascolo, who had Alzheimer's disea...
Former Baylor AD and basketball coach Menefee dies at 95

The Associated Press
Dec 09, 2016 6:00 am - WACO, Texas (AP) - Bill Menefee, whose tenure as Baylor athletic director included a Southwest Conference football championship and five bowl trips for the Bears, has di...
Adolf Burger, inmate forced by Nazis to forge money, dies

The Associated Press
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Adolf Burger, a Jewish typographer who was forced by the Nazis to make fake British pounds in a major counterfeit operation during World War II, has died. ...
Guitarist/singer Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer dies

By JILL LAWLESS
Dec 08, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Musician Greg Lake co-founded both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer - bands that helped define the sprawling, influential but often-maligned genre...

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