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Bluegrass music patriarch Ralph Stanley dies at 89

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Jun 23, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass...
Japanese who created the popular Othello board game dies

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Jun 23, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Goro Hasegawa, the Japanese man credited with creating the Othello board game, has died. He was 83. Hasegawa died after a long illness Monday in his home in...
Architect who helped shape look of Arlington Heights dies

By Eileen O. Daday
Jun 23, 2016 1:00 am - A sitting member of the Arlington Heights Design Commission, whose 20-year history with the group and background as a commercial architect helped shape the look of the v...
Former UN General Assembly chief dies amid bribery case

The Associated Press
Jun 22, 2016 7:00 am - DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Former U.N. General Assembly President John Ashe of the twin-island Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda died on Wednesday in the United Stat...
Ellen Soeteber, former editor of the Post-Dispatch, dies

By JIM SALTER
Jun 22, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Veteran journalist Ellen Soeteber, the former editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has died after a brief illness. She was 66. Soeteber, who also spen...
Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns duo dies at 74

By ADRIAN SAINZ
Jun 22, 2016 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Trumpet player Wayne Jackson, who played standout horn lines on rock 'n' roll, soul, R&B and pop mainstays along with Memphis Horns partner and ten...
Wayne Jackson, half of Memphis Horns duo, dies at age 74

By ADRIAN SAINZ
Jun 21, 2016 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Trumpet player Wayne Jackson, who played standout horn lines on rock 'n' roll, soul, R&B and pop mainstays along with Memphis Horns partner and ten...
Louisiana-Lafayette incoming freshman Williams dead at 19

The Associated Press
Jun 21, 2016 7:00 am - LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Louisiana-Lafayette basketball recruit Herman Williams has died while playing basketball in his home state of Florida. Ragin' Cajuns coach Bob Marl...
Unreleased films to showcase Anton Yelchin's talent, passion

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 21, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anton Yelchin's accidental death Sunday ended the actor's life and career far too soon, yet audiences will be able to see his talent and devotion to h...
Frank Chapot, Olympic show jumper and coach, dies at 84

The Associated Press
Jun 21, 2016 7:00 am - BOUND BROOK, N.J. (AP) - Frank Chapot, a champion show jumper who competed in six Olympics before coaching the United States equestrian team to gold, has died. He was 84...

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