advertisement

Log Out

Obituaries

'Candy Bomber' who dropped sweets during Berlin airlift dies

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
Feb 17, 2022 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen - known as the 'œCandy Bomber'ť for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended - has died ...
Oldest New England Patriots fan dies at 106

The Associated Press
Feb 17, 2022 6:00 am - MEXICO, Maine (AP) - A Maine woman recognized by the New England Patriots as their oldest fan has died at age 106. Myrtle Milledge, of the town of Mexico, was well into ...
Walter Dellinger, influential scholar and lawyer, dies at 80

By JONATHAN DREW and MARK SHERMAN
Feb 16, 2022 6:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Walter E. Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department a...
Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston biographer, dead at 58

The Associated Press
Feb 15, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Valerie Boyd, who wrote a well regarded biography of Zora Neale Hurston and editor of an upcoming collection of author Alice Walker's journals, has died ...
P.J. O'Rourke, irreverent author and commentator, dead at 74

The Associated Press
Feb 15, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - P.J. O'Rourke, the prolific author and satirist who re-fashioned the irreverence and 'œGonzo'ť journalism of the 1960s counterculture into a distinctive ...
Longtime West Chicago City Clerk Nancy Smith dies at 78

By Scott C. Morgan
Feb 15, 2022 12:00 am - Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the death of Nancy M. Smith, West Chicago's City Clerk for the past three decades. Smith died on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the ag...
'Ghostbusters' family, more react to death of Ivan Reitman

The Associated Press
Feb 14, 2022 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ivan Reitman had his army of well-known collaborators but the filmmaker and producer's influence extended beyond that too, as evidenced by the tribute...
Ivan Reitman, producer, 'Ghostbusters' director, dies at 75

By LINDSEY BAHR
Feb 14, 2022 6:00 am - Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from 'œAnimal House'ť to 'œGhostbusters,'ť has di...
Carmen Herrera, Cuban-born abstract artist, dies at 106

The Associated Press
Feb 13, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cuban-born artist Carmen Herrera, whose radiant color and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice, has died. She...
Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies

The Associated Press
Feb 12, 2022 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - A former Sandinista guerrilla leader who once led a raid that helped free then rebel and now President Daniel Ortega from prison has died, his family ...

Showing 791-800 of 7,464 previous next