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Oldest US veteran of WWII, Lawrence N. Brooks, dies at 112

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and REBECCA SANTANA
Jan 05, 2022 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S. - and believed to be the oldest man in the country - died on Wednesday at the age of 1...
Indianapolis 500-winning team owner Kalkhoven dies at 77

The Associated Press
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Kevin Kalkhoven, the team co-owner of Tony Kanaan's Indianapolis 500-winning entry in 2013, died Tuesday. He was 77. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway ...
Zimbabwe journalists mourn passing of editor Iden Wetherell

By FARAI MUTSAKA
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwean journalists are praising Iden Wetherell, one of the country's most principled and exacting editors, who died on Dec. 23 after a battle...
Bob Halloran, former Las Vegas sports executive, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Jan 03, 2022 6:00 am - RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Bob Halloran, a former sportscaster for CBS Sports who later organized major boxing events as an executive in Las Vegas, has died. He was 87...
Four-time U.S. Olympic hammer thrower Jud Logan dead at 62

The Associated Press
Jan 03, 2022 6:00 am - ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - Jud Logan, a four-time U.S. Olympic hammer thrower who was also a successful college track coach at Ashland University, has died. He was 62. The sch...
Former Arlington Heights trustee remembered for support of downtown growth

By Christopher Placek
Jan 03, 2022 12:00 am - Former Arlington Heights Trustee Kathie Hahn, an ally to former longtime Village President Arlene Mulder, is being remembered for her support of downtown redevelopment i...
Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey dies at 77

The Associated Press
Jan 02, 2022 6:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77, Kenyan President Uhuru ...
Last parent of a child killed in 1963 church bombing dies

The Associated Press
Jan 02, 2022 6:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Maxine McNair, the last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in a 1963 Alabama church bombing, died Sunday. She was 93. McNair's ...
Austrian Holocaust survivor "Mrs. Gertrude" dies at 94

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
Jan 01, 2022 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger, who became famous during Austria's 2016 presidential campaign with a video message in which 'œMrs. Gertrude'ť ...
Billy Turner, trainer of Triple Crown winner, dies at 81

The Associated Press
Jan 01, 2022 6:00 am - REDDICK, Fla. (AP) - Billy Turner, who trained Seattle Slew to a Triple Crown sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont stakes in 1977, has died. He was 81. Tur...

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