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'Friday' actor-comedian John Witherspoon dies at 77

The Associated Press
Oct 30, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the "Friday" films, has died. He was 77. Witherspoon's family issued a stat...
Barry Frank, sports TV, marketing pioneer, dies at 87

By The Associated Press
Oct 30, 2019 7:00 am - Barry Frank, the pioneer sports programmer who negotiated Olympic TV deals and represented broadcasting stars John Madden, Bob Costas and Jim Nantz, has died. He was 87....
Robert Evans, iconic producer of 'Chinatown,' dies at 89

By JAKE COYLE
Oct 28, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Evans, the protean, fast-living Hollywood producer and former Paramount Pictures production chief who backed such seminal 1970s films as "Chinatow...
Former North Carolina US Sen. Kay Hagan dies at age 66

By MARTHA WAGGONER
Oct 28, 2019 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, who stepped away from a banking career to be a stay-at-home mom and then ventured into politics, died Monday after a pro...
Arkansas lawmaker, civil rights attorney John Walker dies

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Oct 28, 2019 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - John Walker, an Arkansas lawmaker and civil rights attorney who represented black students in a long-running court fight over the desegregation ...
Roselle mourns longtime leader Joe Devlin

By Bob Smith
Oct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Joe Devlin was the kind of guy who cared about building sidewalks and paving streets and countless other public works projects. But mostly he cared about water. If you ...
Paul Barrere, guitarist-singer for Little Feat, dies at 71

The Associated Press
Oct 27, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer for the rock group Little Feat, has died. He was 71. Surviving members of the band announced Barrere's passing in a st...
John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90

By COREY WILLIAMS
Oct 27, 2019 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institu...
Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror

By ADAM SCHRECK and ZEINA KARAM
Oct 27, 2019 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to establish an Islamic "caliphate" across Syria and Iraq, but he might be remembered more as the ruthlessly calculating leader...
Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror

By ADAM SCHRECK and ZEINA KARAM
Oct 27, 2019 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to establish a new Islamic "caliphate" across Syria and Iraq, but he might be remembered more as the ruthlessly calculating mil...

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