Obituaries
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Buzzcocks co-founder Pete Shelley dies at 63
Dec 06, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Pete Shelley, the singer-songwriter and co-founder of the punk band the Buzzcocks, has died at age 63. On Thursday, the band confirmed "with great sadness"...
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Arlington Heights judge to be buried today at Arlington National CemeteryDec 06, 2018 4:33 am - In legal circles and in his hometown of Arlington Heights, Robert Buckley was known as "Judge." At his burial today, he will be saluted as "Colonel." Buckley died Nov. 2...
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Philip Bosco, Tony-winning actor, dies at 88
Dec 04, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Philip Bosco, the Tony Award-winning actor known for his roles in films "Working Girl" and "The Savages," has died. He was 88. The actor's daughter, C...
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Former Barcelona president Nunez dies at age 87
Dec 03, 2018 6:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Josep Lluis Nunez, the Barcelona president who oversaw the club's transformation into a soccer powerhouse, has died. He was 87. Barcelona says Nu...
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Belgian billionaire Albert Frere has died at age 92
Dec 03, 2018 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Albert Frere, the industrialist who became one of Belgium's richest people during more than a half-century of deal-making, has died at age 92, according ...
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Ken Berry, star of sitcom 'F Troop,' has died at age 85
Dec 02, 2018 6:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom "F Troop," has died. He was 85. Berry ...
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Minnesota church ends 70-year tradition of lutefisk dinner
Dec 02, 2018 6:00 am - FOREST LAKE, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota church has ended its 70-year tradition of serving a dinner of lutefisk, a Nordic dish of dried cod soaked in lye, and the pastor ha...
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George H.W. Bush dies at 94; made greatest mark in Gulf War
Dec 02, 2018 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips - he would not raise taxes. He was th...
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Presidents, others praise former President George H.W. Bush
Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - Praise for former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday: (He) "was a man of the highest character. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love...
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The Latest: Palestinian president expresses condolences
Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - The Latest on the death of former President George H.W. Bush (all times local): 3 p.m. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has expressed condolences over ...