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Some involved in Omar Abdel-Rahman's case had own notoriety

By The Associated Press
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind Egyptian cleric who died in prison Saturday, was convicted in 1995 along with nine followers of a conspiracy to blow up the United Natio...
Ivan Koloff, wrestling's "Russian Bear," dies at 74

The Associated Press
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Ivan Koloff, the Canadian professional wrestler known as "The Russian Bear" in the ring, had died after fighting liver cancer. He was 74. Koloff'...
Danish badminton great Kops dies at age 80

The Associated Press
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Erland Kops, a Danish badminton great who won the All England tournament seven times in singles and four times in doubles, has died. He was 80...
Blind cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison

By BRIAN MELLEY and LEE KEATH
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11 and spiritual guide to a generation of Islam...
McCorvey, who was at center of Roe v. Wade, dead at 69

By JAMIE STENGLE and DIANA HEIDGERD
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized abortion but who late...
Former USC football assistant coach John Jackson dies at 81

The Associated Press
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Jackson, who coached star tailbacks Marcus Allen and Charles White during their Heisman Trophy-winning seasons at Southern California, has died. ...
Warren Frost, Dr. Will Hayward on 'Twin Peaks,' dies at 91

By LYNN ELBER
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Warren Frost, who played Dr. Will Hayward on "Twin Peaks" and appeared in dozens of other TV shows including "Matlock" and "Seinfeld," has died. He wa...
Greek expressionist painter Dimitris Mytaras dies at 83

The Associated Press
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Dimitris Mytaras, one of the leading Greek painters of his generation, has died in Athens at 83. Mytaras worked in an expressionist style, often in...
Greek artist Jannis Kounellis dies in Rome at 80

The Associated Press
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Greek artist Jannis Kounellis, a major exponent of the Italian art movement Arte Povera who made Italy his adopted home, has died in Rome at the age of 80. ...
Dick Bruna, 'spiritual father' of rabbit Miffy, dies at 89

By MIKE CORDER
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dick Bruna, the Dutch "spiritual father" of Miffy, the white rabbit who enchanted millions of young children around the world for more than...

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