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'Angel Baby' singer dies; classic hit covered by Lennon

By ASTRID GALVAN
Apr 03, 2017 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - The singer of the 1960s hit "Angel Baby," a song covered by artists such as John Lennon and Linda Ronstadt, has died. Rose Hamlin, the 71-year-old lead si...
British black power activist Darcus Howe dies at age 74

By DANICA KIRKA
Apr 02, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Darcus Howe, one of the most prominent black activists of his generation in Britain, has died. He was 74, and had been suffering from prostate cancer. Howe...
Creator of rainbow flag, a symbol of gay rights, dies at 65

By KAREN MATTHEWS and ELLIOT SPAGAT
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gilbert Baker, the creator of the rainbow flag that has become a widely recognized symbol of gay rights has died. He was 65. Baker was found dead Friday ...
Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dies in Oklahoma

By KEN MILLER
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny A. Yevtushenko, whose work focused on war atrocities and denounced anti-Semitism and tyrannical dictators, has died. ...
William Coleman, lawyer, ex-Cabinet member, died

By JEFF HORWITZ
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - William T. Coleman Jr., a civil rights lawyer from Philadelphia who prevailed in several landmark Supreme Court cases, broke a number of racial barrier...
Artist James Rosenquist, a key pop art figure, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Artist James Rosenquist, a key figure in the pop art movement, has died. He was 83. Rosenquist's wife, Mimi Thompson, told The New York Times (http://nyt...
Artist Julian Stanczak dies at 88

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2017 7:00 am - SEVEN HILLS, Ohio (AP) - Julian Stanczak, an artist known worldwide for his brightly colored, geometric Op art, has died. He was 88. Stanczak died March 25 at his home i...
Amaro Sr., gold glove shortstop for Phillies, dies at 81

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ruben Amaro Sr., a gold glove shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. The Phillies said Amaro died Friday in Miami...
Francine Wilson, subject of major spousal abuse case, dies

By COREY WILLIAMS
Mar 31, 2017 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Francine Wilson, whose trial for killing her abusive husband became a landmark spousal abuse case and the subject of the 1984 TV movie "The Burning Bed," ...
Elgin woman remembered for lifelong passion for teaching

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Mar 31, 2017 1:00 am - Former Elgin schoolteacher Kathleen Ann Turnquist, a lifelong advocate for students with developmental disabilities, died Tuesday after a six-month battle with cancer. T...

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