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'Rambo,' 'Total Recall' producer Andy Vajna dies at 74

By PABLO GORONDI
Jan 20, 2019 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Andy Vajna, a Hungarian-American film producer who worked on several "Rambo" movies with Sylvester Stallone, "Total Recall" with Arnold Schwarze...
Frances R. Mears, longtime AP reporter and manager, dies

The Associated Press
Jan 19, 2019 6:00 am - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Frances R. Mears, an Associated Press reporter, editor and bureau chief during a journalism career that spanned more than 40 years, died Saturda...
Reggie Young, renowned guitarist for Elvis, Waylon, has died

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Jan 19, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Guitarist Reggie Young, a Memphis- and Nashville-based session player whose signature licks defined hit records from Elvis, Willie Nelson, Waylon...
Michigan man known for farm's pit-spitting event dies at 88

The Associated Press
Jan 18, 2019 6:00 am - EAU CLAIRE, Mich. (AP) - An agricultural tourism pioneer who founded a cherry pit-spitting competition that drew international competitors and attention to southwest Mic...
Correction: Obit-Mary Oliver story

The Associated Press
Jan 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Jan. 17 about the death of poet Mary Oliver, The Associated Press erroneously quoted one word in her poem, "When Death Comes." The last line s...
'He came to work every day to make a difference': Trooper remembered as hero

By Bob Susnjara
Jan 18, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois State Police Trooper Christopher Lambert was remembered at his funeral Friday as a hero who believed in helping others, a family man, and someone who could have...
East Dundee showman who spun magic from lumps of clay dies

By Burt Constable
Jan 17, 2019 4:30 am - As the seventh generation of his family to make a living as a potter, Sebastiano Maglio of East Dundee turned lumps of clay into vases, bowls, bottles, plates, pitchers,...
John Bogle dies at 89; fought for lower fees for investors

The Associated Press
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 am - VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) - When he lost his job running a mutual fund company after stocks tanked in the early 70's, John C. Bogle decided that money managers knew very li...
John Bogle, founder of Vanguard, dies at 89

The Associated Press
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 am - VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) - John C. Bogle, who simplified investing for the masses by launching the first index mutual fund and founded Vanguard Group, died Wednesday, the ...
Family of fallen state trooper releases statement

Daily Herald report
Jan 16, 2019 12:00 am - The family of Illinois State Trooper Christopher Lambert, who was killed in the line of duty Saturday while responding to a crash, has released its first statement. "The...

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