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'Hooked on a Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 30, 2021 7:00 am - B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as 'œI Just Can't Help Believing,'ť 'œRaindrops Keep Fall...
'We should have had him another 10 years': Onesti recalls friendship with B.J. Thomas

By Steve Zalusky
May 30, 2021 1:00 am - The loss of singer B.J. Thomas, who gained national fame through songs like "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling," is being felt in suburban Chic...
Mark Eaton, shot-blocking king and Jazz great, dies at 64

By TIM REYNOLDS
May 29, 2021 7:00 am - Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA's defensive player of the year during a career spent entirely with the Utah Jazz, has died. He was 64. ...
Gavin MacLeod, 'Love Boat' captain, dies at 90

By LYNN ELBER
May 29, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gavin MacLeod, the veteran supporting actor who achieved fame as sardonic TV news writer Murray Slaughter on 'œThe Mary Tyler Moore Show'ť and stardom...
Italy's Carla Fracci, La Scala prima ballerina, dies at 84

By COLLEEN BARRY
May 28, 2021 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail B...
John Davis, real singer behind Milli Vanilli, dies at 66

By MEG KINNARD
May 28, 2021 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - John Davis, one of the real singers behind the lip-synching pop duo Milli Vanilli, died of the coronavirus this week, according to his family. He w...
Voice of Disney's 'Sebastian the Crab' dies at age 72

By MEG KINNARD
May 28, 2021 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Samuel E. Wright, the South Carolina native who famously voiced 'œSebastian the Crab'ť in Disney's 'œThe Little Mermaid" and had an acting career s...
GOP donor, investor, philanthropist Foster Friess dies at 81

By MEAD GRUVER
May 27, 2021 7:00 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Republican political donor, investor and philanthropist Foster Friess died Thursday. He was 81. A multimillionaire who lived in Jackson Hole, Wyomi...
Photojournalist, gay rights pioneer Kay Lahusen dies at 91

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
May 27, 2021 7:00 am - Kay Lahusen, a pioneering gay rights activist who chronicled the movement's earliest days through her photography and writing, has died. She was 91. Known as the first o...
Atlanta philanthropist, businessman A.D. Correll dies at 80

By JEFF MARTIN
May 27, 2021 7:00 am - MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta philanthropist and businessman A.D. 'œPete'ť Correll, known for leading one of Georgia's biggest companies and helping to save Atlanta's pub...

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