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Ex-Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president, dies

By SARA BURNETT
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former longtime Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president as an independent in 1980, has died at age 95. The World War II veteran and former pros...
Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor dies at age 79

The Associated Press
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Shashi Kapoor, a leading Bollywood actor and producer from the 1970s and '80s, has died after a long illness. He was 79. A family member, Randhir Kapoor...
Yemen's Saleh ruled by shifting alliances as nation crumbled

By AHMED AL-HAJ
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Ali Abdullah Saleh survived for decades as Yemen's strongman, the master of shifting alliances, playing both sides - or flipping sides freely - in th...
Member of group behind "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" dies

The Associated Press
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mitch Margo, a member of the group behind the hit song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the early 1960s, has died at his California home. He was 70. His f...
Golden Krust founder, CEO dies in New York at age 57

The Associated Press
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lowell Hawthorne, the founder and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, has died in New York City. He was 57. The city's medical examiner's sai...
Eminent architecture historian Vincent Scully dead at 97

By HILLEL ITALIE
Dec 02, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Yale University scholar Vincent Scully, a revered architecture historian and professor who inspired generations of students ranging from David McCullough...
Trailblazing basketball player Perry Wallace dies

By BRUCE SCHREINER
Dec 02, 2017 6:00 am - Perry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier in the Deep South by becoming the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, has died after a b...
Jim Nabors, mighty voice of the Indianapolis 500, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Nov 30, 2017 6:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Jim Nabors, whose rendition of "Back Home Again in Indiana" became an Indianapolis 500 fixture for more than four decades, has died at 87. Husband Stan C...
Notable reaction to the death of actor-singer Jim Nabors

By The Associated Press
Nov 30, 2017 6:00 am - "Jim and I remained close friends for 52 years. He was the godfather of my daughter, Jody. Every year he was always the first guest on my variety show. I considered him ...
Co-founder of 'Ice Bucket Challenge' dies after ALS battle

The Associated Press
Nov 30, 2017 6:00 am - PELHAM, N.Y. (AP) - The ALS Association says a man credited as one of the co-founders of the viral "Ice Bucket Challenge" that swept social media in 2014 has died after ...

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