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Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams' star, dies

By LINDSEY BAHR and MARTIN ADAMES Associated Press
May 26, 2022 1:00 am - Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams," has died. He was...
Literary 'superagent' Mort Janklow dies at 91

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 25, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mort Janklow, a colorful former corporate attorney who raised high the power of the literary agent as he brokered big advances for publishing, political ...
Slain cyclist Moriah Wilson, 25, 'exceptional in every way'

BY LISA RATHKE
May 24, 2022 7:00 am - Moriah Wilson had shifted gears a number of times in her 25 years of life, but no matter her focus - collegiate ski racing, a career in logistics and, most recently, pro...
'He put Volo on the map': Burnell Russell became first mayor of town where he was born and raised

By Mick Zawislak
May 23, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read Burnell Russell is survived by six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews...
Creator of 'Star Wars' X-wing and Death Star dies at 90

The Associated Press
May 22, 2022 7:00 am - Colin Cantwell, the man who designed the spacecraft in the 'œStar Wars'ť films, has died. He was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reported Sunday that Sierra Dall, Cantwell's...
JiÅ™Ã ZÃdek, the first Czech in FIBA Hall of Fame, dies at 78

The Associated Press
May 21, 2022 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - JiÅ™Ã ZÃdek Sr., voted the best Czech basketball player of the 20th century and the first Czech inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, has died. He was 78....
Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 20, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Angell, the celebrated baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker's urbane wi...
Jacksonville State offensive coordinator Calvin Magee dies

The Associated Press
May 20, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Jacksonville State offensive coordinator Calvin Magee has died. He was 59. The school said the longtime college football coach died on Friday b...
Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'Sound of Music,' dies

By LISA RATHKE
May 19, 2022 7:00 am - Rosmarie Trapp, whose Austrian family the von Trapps was made famous in the musical and beloved movie 'œThe Sound of Music,'ť has died. She died Friday at the age of 93 ...
Vangelis, the Greek 'Chariots of Fire' composer, dies at 79

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS
May 19, 2022 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning score for the film 'œChariots of Fire'ť and music for doz...

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