Obituaries
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Warren Manzi, writer of long-running 'Perfect Crime,' dies
Feb 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Playwright and director Warren Manzi, whose cat-and-mouse thriller "Perfect Crime" is the longest-running play in New York history, died Thursday of pneu...
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Justice Antonin Scalia, influential conservative, dead at 79
Feb 14, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its conservativ...
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Czech designer, architect Borek Sipek dies at age 66
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Borek Sipek, Czech architect and designer best known in his country for his work for late President Vaclav Havel has died. He was 66. Prague's Vaclav Havel...
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John Lattner, won Heisman at Notre Dame in 1953, dies at 83
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - John Lattner, the 1953 Heisman Trophy winner who helped lead Notre Dame to a 9-0-1 record and a No. 2 ranking in Frank Leahy's final year as coac...
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The Latest: Sanders criticizes GOP position on court nominee
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (all times EST): ___ 11:40 p.m. Bernie Sanders is slamming Senate Republicans for refus...
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Reaction to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 am - Influential conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in West Texas, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Saturday. He was 79. Reaction to his death follows: _...
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Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its conservativ...
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UAB: Longtime SID Norm Reilly dies after battling cancer
Feb 12, 2016 6:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - UAB sports information director Norm Reilly has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 56. UAB says in a news release that Reilly passed aw...
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Drew Lewis, Reagan transport secretary during strike, dies
Feb 12, 2016 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Drew Lewis, a businessman who served as U.S. transportation secretary under President Ronald Reagan during the 1981 air traffic controllers' strike, ...
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Former NASCAR racer Lennie Pond dies at 75
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Lennie Pond, who raced for 17 years in NASCAR's premier series, has died. He was 75. The J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Chester, Virginia, said ...