Harry and Meghan’s cemetery photo op shows depths of royal rift
What’s the point of privately honoring soldiers who died while fighting for their countries if you don’t bring a celebrity photographer to document it? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle apparently didn’t...
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A Marine from World War II comes home
SAN MATEO — A U.S. Marine has come to his final resting place decades after gunfire cut him down as he was defending this nation thousands of miles from home. Howard Miller died during the grueling...
View ArticleObit: Santa Clara man who set track records as a centenarian dies at 105
SANTA CLARA — Many wondered how Don Pellmann could sprint, jump and throw at track and field meets at the age of 100 years old when most people are sedentary. “I say four words: ‘Eat sensibly and...
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Photos: Veterans Day around the Bay Area and U.S.
Residents and staff watch during a socially-distanced Veterans Day ceremony at the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Boulder City, Nev. The special outdoor ceremony was...
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Boston Celtics great Tommy Heinsohn dies at age 86
BOSTON (AP) — Tommy Heinsohn, who as a Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster over more than 60 years was with the team for all 17 of its NBA championships, died Tuesday. He was 86. “This is a...
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White separatist leader Tom Metzger who spewed racial hatred dies in...
By JOHN ROGERS | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tom Metzger, the notorious former Ku Klux Klan leader who rose to prominence in the 1980s while promoting white separatism and stoking racial...
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Yorkshire Ripper dies, reportedly had coronavirus
LONDON (AP) — The British serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, a man who instilled terror and fear across northern England in the 1970s, died Friday at a hospital there. He was 74. Peter...
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Loss of a community stalwart: Owner of Ricky’s bar in San Leandro dies
SAN LEANDRO — Ricky Ricardo, the man who turned his dad’s bar into a legendary watering hole for East Bay sports fans, allowing customers to shout to the rafters when their team won and get an offer of...
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Surfer John Shimooka dies at 51. ‘I thought we had this,’ Kelly Slater mourns.
(CNN) — John Shimooka, a former world tour surfer turned broadcaster, died Monday at the age of 51. The announcement was made by Surfing NSW, the Australian group for which Shimooka had been general...
View ArticleOakland: Interim Assistant Fire Chief Sean Laffan dies at 42
OAKLAND — Sean Laffan, an interim assistant chief of the Oakland Fire Department, died Monday night after collapsing inside the department’s building at Frank Ogawa Plaza, officials said. He was 42...
View ArticleAs deaths soar, Bay Area vigil mourns homeless lives lost
James Barrett was studying to become a substance abuse counselor. Oscar Young loved to make other people smile. Jerome Henry was a beloved father. They were among the hundreds of homeless lives lost in...
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Oakland firefighters to escort body of interim assistant fire chief to chapel
OAKLAND — Oakland Fire Department personnel will escort the body of late interim Assistant Fire Chief Sean Laffan to a chapel in an informal procession Wednesday that will be the first of perhaps many...
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Photos: Firefighters hold procession for Oakland interim Assistant Fire Chief...
Members of the Oakland Fire Department, led by Oakland police motorcycles, escorted the casket of interim Assistant Fire Chief Sean Laffan from Summit Medical Center to the Chapel of the Chimes...
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Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, found dead in LA home
By Madeline Holcombe | CNN Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, authorities confirmed to CNN. Brown Jr., the half brother of Bobbi...
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Former Alameda County Fire captain dies during bike ride
Former Alameda County Fire Capt. Michael Cysewski, a firefighter in the county for 30 years, died Thursday, officials for the department said. He was 66. Former Alameda County Fire Capt. Michael...
View ArticleBeloved gorilla ‘Zura’ dies at San Francisco zoo
SAN FRANCISCO – A beloved gorilla has died Friday at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, the zoo announced. Zura, a 39-year-old Western lowland gorilla, was being treated for “long-term digestive...
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A bittersweet Thanksgiving for widow and the teen she accidentally invited to...
(CNN) — Four years ago, an Arizona woman accidentally invited a teenage stranger to her Thanksgiving dinner via text message. Ever since, they’ve celebrated the holiday together. This year was no...
View ArticleNYC’s first African-American mayor, David Dinkins, has died at 93
By DEEPTI HAJELA | Associated Press NEW YORK — David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African-American mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn...
View ArticlePat Quinn, co-founder of ALS Ice Bucket challenge, dies at 37
YONKERS, N.Y. — A co-founder of the social media ALS ice bucket challenge, which has raised more than $200 million worldwide for Lou Gehrig’s disease research, died Sunday at the age of 37, according...
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Green Bay Packers legend Paul Hornung dies at 84
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing this photo gallery on a mobile device. FILE – In this undated photo is Paul Hornung, of the Green Bay Packers. Hornung had the opportunity to play in his...
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