Obituaries
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Pioneering TV actress Mary Tyler Moore dies at 80
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV's beloved "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" whose comic realism helped revolutionize the depiction of women on the small scree...
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Acclaimed foreign correspondent Bernard Redmont dies at 98
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - CANTON, Mass. (AP) - Bernard S. Redmont, an acclaimed former foreign correspondent for CBS News and other news organizations who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era,...
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A look back at Mary Tyler Moore's life, groundbreaking careerJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV's beloved "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" whose comic realism helped revolutionize the depiction of women on the small screen, ha...
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Marcels singer Ronald 'Bingo' Mundy dies at 76
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, best known for his work with the doo-wop group The Marcels and their hit "Blue Moon," has died. He was 76. Mundy lived in Pittsbu...
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Romanian businessman jailed for bribing judges dies
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Dan Adamescu, one of Romania's richest businessmen who was serving a prison sentence for bribery, has died. He was 68. Daughter-in-law Adriana ...
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Earl Foreman, former Virginia Squires owner, dies at 92
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Earl Foreman, the man who brought the Virginia Squires professional basketball team to Hampton Roads, has died, one of his sons said Tuesday. Stuart ...
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Becker College mourns death of hockey captain Gerald Owens
Jan 23, 2017 6:00 am - LEICESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts college is mourning the death of a student who starred on the men's hockey team even after being diagnosed with cancer. Becker Co...
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Influential Estonian choral composer Veljo Tormis dead at 86
Jan 23, 2017 6:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Veljo Tormis, a prolific Estonian composer whose innovative choral works helped propel his Baltic nation's drive to restore independence, has died at the...
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Brenda Barnes, executive who quit to raise children, dies
Jan 22, 2017 6:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Brenda Barnes, whose decision to leave the top job at Pepsi-Cola set off a national debate about mothers in the workforce, has died at age 63. Er...
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Charlie Liteky, who gave back his Medal of Honor, dies
Jan 22, 2017 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Charlie Liteky, an Army chaplain in Vietnam who was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing more than 20 wounded men but later gave it back in prote...