Obituaries
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Mrinalini Sarabhai, legendary Indian classical dancer, dies
Jan 21, 2016 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Legendary Indian classical dancer, Mrinalini Sarabhai, has died from complications related to old age, her family said. She was 97. Sarabhai was admitte...
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Mustafa Koc, head of Turkey's top industrial group, dies
Jan 21, 2016 6:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Mustafa Koc, chairman of Turkey's top industrial conglomerate, Koc Holding, died from a heart attack on Thursday, a hospital said. He was 55. The America...
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Publisher George Weidenfeld dies in London at 96
Jan 20, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Publisher and philanthropist George Weidenfeld, who in his later years devoted himself to improving understanding between faiths and peoples, died Wednesda...
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Frey, prolific Eagles singer-songwriter-bandleader, dies
Jan 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As the Eagles co-founder, singer and songwriter Glenn Frey mastered the mix of rock 'n' roll and country music, and the band's hits - including "Hotel Ca...
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Italian director Ettore Scola dead at 84
Jan 19, 2016 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Ettore Scola, one of the last greats of Italian film, has died at age 84. RAI state radio and the ANSA news agency say Scola died late Tuesday at a Rome hosp...
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A look at some of Glenn Frey's top songs with the Eagles
Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - As a founding member of the Eagles, Glenn Frey was responsible for some of the biggest songs of the 1970s. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he co-w...
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The Latest: Travis Tritt 'still can't believe' Frey's death
Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on the death of Glenn Frey, a co-founder of the rock band the Eagles (all times local): 10 p.m. Country singer Travis Tritt says Eagles co-fou...
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Mott the Hoople drummer Dale Griffin dies at 67
Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Dale Griffin, a drummer for British glam-rock stalwarts Mott the Hoople, has died at age 67. He died Sunday, Peter Purnell, of Mott's label Angel Air Recor...
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Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey, who sang 'Take It Easy,' dies
Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Glenn Frey, a rock 'n' roll rebel from Detroit who journeyed West, co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley formed one of history's most successful song...
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Champion sprinter Gulch, sire of Thunder Gulch, dies at 32
Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - Gulch, a sprint champion in the late 1980s and sire of 1995 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Thunder Gulch, has died at 32. The horse died...