Obituaries
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Founder of popular, 'R-rated,' hip-hop website dies at 43
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Lee O'Denat, who founded the popular, "R-rated," website WorldStarHipHop.com, has died in San Diego. He was 43. O'Denat was at a local business on Monda...
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Mary Tyler Moore, who changed depiction of women, 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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Notable reaction to the death of Mary Tyler Moore
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - Reaction to the death of Mary Tyler Moore at age 80: "There are no words. She was THE BEST! We always said that we changed each other's lives for the better." - Dick Van...
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Howard Graves, former Associated Press bureau chief, dies
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) - Howard Graves, a bureau chief and reporter for The Associated Press during a 41-year career that included directing coverage in several Western st...
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Butch Trucks, founding member of Allman Brothers, dies at 69
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Drummer Butch Trucks, one of the founding members of the Southern rock legend The Allman Brothers Band, has died. He was 69. Page Stallings, Truc...
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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 ...