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Roxette lead singer Marie Fredriksson dead at 61
By Jack Guy | CNN Singer Marie Fredriksson died Monday after a 17-year battle with cancer, her management company has confirmed. The 61-year-old was a successful solo artist in her native Sweden before...
View ArticleChild star Philip McKeon dies; played Tommy on ‘Alice’
DALLAS (AP) — Philip McKeon, who as a child actor had a long-running role in the 1980s CBS situation comedy “Alice,” has died at age 55, a family spokesman said. Spokesman Jeff Ballard said McKeon died...
View ArticleBlue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device By MARK KENNEDY | The Associated Press NEW YORK — Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing...
View ArticleAnna Karina, the icon of French New Wave cinema, dies at 79
PARIS (AP) — Anna Karina, the French New Wave actress who became an icon of the cinema in the 1960s and was the muse of Jean-Luc Godard, has died. She was 79. The French culture minister announced her...
View ArticleBaba Ram Dass, spiritual guru and LSD pioneer, dies at 88
MAUI, Hawaii — Baba Ram Dass, the 1960s counterculture spiritual leader who experimented with LSD and traveled to India to find enlightenment, returning to share it with Americans, has died. He was 88....
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ESPN reporter dies at 34, had tweeted about baffling illness
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Business (CNN) — Edward Aschoff, a college football reporter for ESPN, died on Tuesday, his 34th birthday, according to ESPN. Edward Aschoff “We are very sorry to have to share...
View ArticleJerry Herman, composer of Broadway classics ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and ‘Mame,’ dies...
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as “Mame,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux...
View ArticleRadio icon Don Imus dead at 79
By David Bauder | Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt...
View ArticleLee Mendelson, producer of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ dies at 86
By Nicole Chavez and Sarah Moon | CNN Lee Mendelson, the longtime executive producer of numerous specials for the TV animated series “Peanuts,” has died, his family said. The producer, 86, passed away...
View ArticleA final farewell: Notable Bay Area residents who died in 2019
They were our neighbors. We knew their names because they served our local communities, were leaders of business and industry, played or coached for the region’s sports teams, or entertained us at area...
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Names we won’t forget: Famous people who died in 2019
Scores of notable people around the globe passed away in 2019. They came from all corners and all walks of life. Here are their stories. Daryl Dragon, 76: The cap-wearing “Captain” of Captain &...
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Sue Lyon dies; played Lolita at age 14
NEW YORK (AP) — Sue Lyon, who at age 14 played the title character in director Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film “Lolita,” has died. Portrait of actress Sue Lyon at the Dorchester Hotel, London, October 5th...
View ArticleLetter: Will this San Jose measure finally end veteran homelessness?
San Jose measure mayend vet homelessness According to the most recent counts, on any given night there are more than 650 homeless veterans in Santa Clara County. As a veteran myself, it is painful to...
View ArticlePope Francis apologizes after slapping woman’s arm
By Crispian Balmer | Reuters Pope Francis apologized Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him toward her, saying he had lost his patience...
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Jazz legend Jack Sheldon, whose voice was heard on ‘Schoolhouse Rock,’ dies...
By Nicole Chavez and Sarah Moon | CNN Jazz great Jack Sheldon, known for his work on “The Merv Griffin Show” and “Schoolhouse Rock!,” has died. He was 88. Sheldon died Dec. 27, said Cynthia Jimenez,...
View ArticleDon Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90
NEW YORK (AP) — Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the New York Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series...
View ArticleIran: missiles fired at Iraqi air base housing US troops
By NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s...
View ArticleIran: missiles fired at Iraqi air base housing US troops
By NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s...
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‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies
Elizabeth Wurtzel. (CNN) — Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author whose 1994 memoir “Prozac Nation” ignited conversations about the then-taboo topic of clinical depression, has died. She was 52. Wurtzel died...
View ArticleWriter-director Buck Henry dead of a heart attack at 89
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Buck Henry, “The Graduate” co-writer who as screenwriter, character actor, “Saturday Night Live” host and cherished talk-show and party guest became an...
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