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Carolyn Bryant Donham, at center of Emmett Till death, dies

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. - The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of whistling at her - causing his 1955 lynching in Mississippi, which galvanized a generation of ...
Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79

By DAN SEWELL Associated Press
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - CINCINNATI - Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all - sometime...
Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
Apr 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience o...
'Dancing With the Stars' judge Len Goodman dies at 78

Associated Press
Apr 24, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on "Dancing with the Stars" and "Strictly Come Dancing" who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the At...
Hot dogs were in his DNA: Vienna Beef boss Eisenberg dies at 92

By Mitch Dudek Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - James Eisenberg was a champion of the Chicago hot dog. As the head of Vienna Beef, he'd take his late wife Elin to eat at a nice restaurant downtown, but both always sav...
Gacy prosecutor Robert Egan dies at 74

Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Robert Egan's wife, Tracy, remembers her husband as a gifted storyteller, though she said he rarely spared the gory details, even at the dinner table. After decades work...
Al Jaffee, Mad magazine cartoonist who created Fold-In and 'Snappy Answers,' dead at 102

By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Sn...
Michael Lerner, 'Barton Fink' Oscar nominee, dies at 81

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick...
CEO of flag-making company had passion to save, grow family business

By Susan Sarkauskas
Apr 03, 2023 1:00 am - In 1990, widow Janice Christiansen had a tough choice to make. Should she take over leading a family-run, foundering flag-making company? Or should she liquidate it, as ...
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championsh...

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