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Charlie Liteky, who gave back his Medal of Honor, dies

The Associated Press
Jan 22, 2017 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Charlie Liteky, an Army chaplain in Vietnam who was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing more than 20 wounded men but later gave it back in prote...
Maggie Roche of The Roches sister vocal trio dies at 65

By FRAZIER MOORE
Jan 21, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Maggie Roche, the folk-rock singer-songwriter who since the mid-1970s had performed and recorded as a trio and in pairs with her two sisters, has died. R...
Longtime Miami Herald sports columnist Edwin Pope dies at 88

By STEVEN WINE
Jan 20, 2017 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Edwin Pope, an award-winning sports columnist who covered the first 47 Super Bowls and spent more than 50 years with the Miami Herald, has died at 88. Pope ...
Wayne Barrett, tenacious NYC reporter of Trump, dead at 71

By JAKE PEARSON and HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 19, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Investigative reporter Wayne Barrett, a scourge of New York City power brokers from Rudolph Giuliani to Michael Bloomberg during a decades-long career wi...
'NCIS: Los Angeles' star Miguel Ferrer dies at 61

By FRAZIER MOORE
Jan 19, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Miguel Ferrer, who brought stern authority to his featured role on CBS' hit "NCIS: Los Angeles" and, before that, to NBC crime drama "Crossing Jordan," h...
Elusive Nigerian funk musician William Onyeabor dies at 70

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - William Onyeabor, the elusive and influential Nigerian musician who pioneered a stuttering style of electronic funk during the '70s and '80s before retreating from music...
Jean Argetsinger, pillar of US road racing, dies at 97

The Associated Press
Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - Jean Argetsinger, the matriarch of early American road racing and a leader in the creation of the International Motor Racing Research Center, h...
William Hilliard, former Oregonian editor, dies at 89

The Associated Press
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - William A. Hilliard, who became the first black reporter at The Oregonian newspaper and later its editor in a pioneering 42-year career, has died a...
Ex-Yugo general Trifunovic, symbol of senseless war, dies

By JOVANA GEC
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Former Yugoslav army general Vlado Trifunovic, whose treason conviction by Serbia's wartime nationalist leadership became a symbol of the sensele...
Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82

By SETH BORENSTEIN and MICHAEL GRACZYK
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Astronaut Gene Cernan traced his only child's initials in the dust of the lunar surface. Then he climbed into the lunar module for the ride home, becoming...

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