advertisement

Log Out

Obituaries

Anti-communist guerrilla who became Afghan president dies

By KATHY GANNON
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's first president following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and the collapse in 1992 of Kabul's pro-communist gove...
World Cup-winning England goalkeeper Gordon Banks dies at 81

By ROB HARRIS
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Piercing the roar of the crowd, in the searing heat of Guadalajara, Mexico, Gordon Banks heard Pele shout "Goal!" Aiming a header to bounce off the hard fi...
Mother of Utah man freed from Venezuela jail last year dies

By BRADY McCOMBS
Feb 11, 2019 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Laurie Holt, a Utah woman who struggled for nearly two years to get her son freed from a Venezuelan jail, died on Sunday. She was 50 and died less ...
Olympic champion rower Reinelt of Germany dies at 30

The Associated Press
Feb 11, 2019 6:00 am - ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Maximilian Reinelt, an Olympic gold medalist rower from Germany who was a long-time member of the country's successful men's eights crew, ...
Rep Walter Jones Jr. of North Carolina dies on 76th birthday

By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Feb 10, 2019 6:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of North Carolina, a once-fervent supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq who later became an equally outspo...
Former US defender Fernando Clavijo dies at 63

The Associated Press
Feb 09, 2019 6:00 am - FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Fernando Clavijo, a surprise starter for the 1994 U.S. World Cup team who went on to a long coaching and management career in Major League Soccer, h...
Artist Robert Ryman, known for shades of white, dies at 88

The Associated Press
Feb 09, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The artist Robert Ryman, a minimalist known for experimenting with varying shades of white, has died at age 88. A spokeswoman for Pace Gallery, which rep...
Russian actor, stage director Sergei Yursky dies at 83

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2019 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Sergei Yursky, a renowned Russian film and stage actor who has been widely recognized as one of the most talented actors of his generation, has died. He wa...
From 'Tom Jones' to 'Skyfall': star Albert Finney dies at 82

By GREGORY KATZ
Feb 08, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Albert Finney, one of the most respected and versatile actors of his generation and the star of films as diverse as "Tom Jones" and "Skyfall," has died. He...
Dignitaries praise former Congressman John Dingell

By The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2019 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Reaction to the death of former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history, who died Thursday at age 92: "It is with a...

Showing 3,331-3,340 of 7,549 previous next