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Rev. Billy Graham's legacy spreads from Wheaton to the world

By Robert Sanchez
Feb 21, 2018 12:00 am - In the beginning, the Rev. Billy Graham was a Wheaton College student who started his ministry while still in school and rapidly expanded it when he became pastor of a s...
Legendary African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo dies at 64

The Associated Press
Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Colleagues say prolific filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo has died in his home country of Burkina Faso. The National Union of Burkina Faso Fil...
Olympic hammer champion Litvinov dies aged 60

The Associated Press
Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Sergei Litvinov, the 1988 Olympic gold medalist in the men's hammer throw, has died. He was 60. The Russian track and field federation said in a statement ...
French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood dies suddenly at 62

Associated Press
Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood, whose eclectic career spanned more than four decades and the world's most prestigious festivals and concert halls, ha...
Detroit radio host Cliff Russell dies of heart attack

The Associated Press
Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Detroit radio host Cliff Russell, whose talk show focused on issues affecting the city's black residents, has died. Greg Russell said his brother died Sun...
Legendary climber Jim Bridwell dies at 73

The Associated Press
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 am - PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) - Jim Bridwell, a hard-partying hippie and legendary climber who lived his life vertically on some of the toughest peaks in Yosemite National Pa...
Former Argonauts coach/GM Leo Cahill dies at 89

The Associated Press
Feb 16, 2018 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Leo Cahill, the colorful former coach and general manager of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, died Friday. He was 89. "Leo The Lip" was T...
Former prep coach, UGA star, Billy Henderson dies at age 89

The Associated Press
Feb 15, 2018 6:00 am - ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Billy Henderson, a two-sport athlete at the University of Georgia before a long high school football coaching career that included three state champio...
Prince Henrik, husband of Danish monarch, dies at age 83

By JAN M. OLSEN
Feb 14, 2018 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Danish monarch Queen Margrethe who publicly vented his frustration at not being the social equal of ...
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies at 65

By ANDREW MELDRUM and FARAI MUTSAKA
Feb 14, 2018 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died Wednesday at age 65, ending a long campaign to lead his country that brought him jailings, beatin...

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