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Famed New Orleans chef who fed civil rights leaders dies

By REBECCA SANTANA
Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase always had problems when customers asked if she served "soul food." Well, that would depend on where your soul w...
Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson dies at 71

By MARK KENNEDY
Jun 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s that sc...
Former Spain midfielder Reyes dies in traffic accident at 35

The Associated Press
Jun 01, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - JosÃ© Antonio Reyes, the former Spain midfielder who won five Europa League titles and was part of Arsenal's unbeaten "Invincibles" squad, has been killed ...
FINA: Vice president Dennis Miller dies aged 61

The Associated Press
May 31, 2019 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Swimming governing body FINA said Friday that vice president Dennis Miller of Fiji had died of cancer. He was 61. FINA said Miller, a former...
Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies

By JENNIFER PELTZ
May 31, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who...
Palatine schools watchdog remembered as a 'true gentleman'

By Bob Susnjara
May 31, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine resident Len A. Green is being remembered for having a gentlemanly manner and not getting personal with his critiques of local school operations, which often ca...
Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies

By MESFIN FEKADU
May 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Leon Redbone, the blues and jazz artist whose growly voice, Panama hat and cultivated air of mystery made him seem like a character out of the ragtime er...
Former US Sen. Thad Cochran, 'Quiet Persuader,' dies at 81

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
May 30, 2019 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In the Washington political scene of bombast and big egos, Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi wielded power with a quiet, gentlemanly demeanor....
Claus von Bulow, cleared in attempted murder of wife, dies

By GREGORY KATZ
May 30, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Danish-born socialite Claus von Bulow, who was convicted but later acquitted of trying to kill his wealthy wife in two trials that drew intense internation...
Oklahoma City bombing trial judge Richard Matsch dies at 88

By STEVEN K. PAULSON
May 28, 2019 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch, who ruled his courtroom with a firm gavel and a short temper and gained national respect in the 1990s for his handling ...

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