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Tony Martell, music exec, leukemia foundation founder, dies

The Associated Press
Nov 28, 2016 6:00 am - MADISON, N.J. (AP) - A music executive who founded the industry's largest foundation for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research has died. Tony Martell was 90 years old. The ...
SIU student from Aurora dies in Carbondale fire

By Sara Hooker
Nov 28, 2016 12:00 am - A couple of sticks were enough to set the creative minds of childhood best friends Ryan Rambow and Alex Kierstead in motion. The pair grew up two houses down from each ...
Correction: Obit-Henderson story

The Associated Press
Nov 27, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Nov. 25 about (topic), The Associated Press reported erroneously that Florence Henderson had a role in the musical "Wish You Were There." T...
Prominent German conservative Peter Hintze dies at 66

The Associated Press
Nov 27, 2016 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Peter Hintze, a deputy speaker of Germany's Parliament who was close to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died. He was 66. Merkel's conservative Christian Demo...
Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and PETER ORSI
Nov 26, 2016 6:00 am - HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents durin...
Ron Glass, co-star of TV's 'Barney Miller' dead at 71

By JOHN ROGERS
Nov 26, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ron Glass, the handsome, prolific character actor best known for his role as the gregarious, sometimes sardonic detective Ron Harris in the long-runni...
Former US Olympic track coach Stan Huntsman dies

The Associated Press
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former U.S. Olympic track coach Stan Huntsman, whose men's team won seven gold medals in the 1988 Games in Seoul, has died. He was 84. University of...
British photographer David Hamilton dies in Paris

The Associated Press
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Officials say British photographer David Hamilton, whose images of nude teen girls drew fans and critics, has died in his Paris apartment. His death came af...
What happened to the rest of 'The Brady Bunch' cast?

By MARK KENNEDY
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Following the death of Florence Henderson, the matriarch of "The Brady Bunch," here's a look at the other cast members from the iconic TV show: MARCIA BR...
Longtime director of Oak Brook's First Folio theater dies

By Barbara Vitello
Nov 25, 2016 12:00 am - "If you're not having fun making theater, you're doing something wrong." Those words summarized the artistic philosophy of director and actor Alison C. Vesely, a force ...

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