Obituaries
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Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
Sep 13, 2022 7:00 am - Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president's impeachment and put Starr at the...
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Iconic French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard dead at 91
Sep 13, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Jean-Luc Godard, the iconic 'œenfant terrible'ť of the French New Wave who revolutionized popular cinema in 1960 with his first feature, 'œBreathless,'ť an...
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Lowry Mays, founder of largest U.S. radio group, dies at 87
Sep 13, 2022 7:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Lowry Mays, whose accidental purchase of a San Antonio radio station propelled him into the nation's largest owner of radio stations, has died. He was...
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Officials: Campbell Danesh died of chloroethane inhalation
Sep 13, 2022 7:00 am - ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh, who went from a British reality television show to a stage and music career, died from inhaling chloroet...
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Director of Grammy-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers has died
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Paul T. Kwami, who served as musical director of the Grammy-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers for nearly 30 years, has died, Fisk University said in a...
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Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has died, age 87
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose music entertained fans over a more than 60-year career that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and made him one of...
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Former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou dies at age 34
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Elias Theodorou, a charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete, has died. He was 34....
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Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood dies at 75
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Joseph Hazelwood, the captain of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker that ran aground more than three decades ago in Alaska, causing one of the worst oi...
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William Klein, American photographer in Paris, dies at 96
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - William Klein, an American photographer whose innovative portraiture style strongly influenced fashion and street photography in the second half of the 20th...
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Ex-Coppin State basketball star Yarbray dies in bike crash
Sep 11, 2022 7:00 am - DOVER, Del. (AP) - Larry Yarbray Sr., a former Coppin State University basketball player who holds the Baltimore school's career record for assists, died on Saturday in ...