Bob Saget’s death points to hidden dangers of head trauma
Following news Wednesday that Bob Saget hit his head and died of head trauma while alone in a Florida hotel room, doctors have said that people should remain vigilant after hitting their head. They...
View ArticleBetty Davis, pioneering funk musician, dies at 77
NEW YORK — Betty Davis, a bold and pioneering funk singer, model and songwriter of the 1960s and ‘70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis’ landmark fusion of jazz and more...
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Longtime Bay Area NFL writer Bill Soliday passes away
The U.S. Army’s typewriters never stood a chance against Bill Soliday’s heavy-handed approach to a problem. (Photo courtesy of Soliday family) Friends, family and former colleagues are mourning the...
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Autopsy report says Bob Saget had COVID-19 and died as a result of blunt head...
By Joe Sutton | CNN Actor and comedian Bob Saget had Covid-19 but died as a result of “blunt head trauma,” according to the autopsy report released today by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office....
View ArticleHugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former Sandinista guerrilla leader who once led a raid that helped free then rebel and now President Daniel Ortega from prison has died, his family announced Saturday, eight months...
View ArticleMadden memorial: Ron Rivera recalls how coach was ‘there for me’ since...
Ron Rivera wandered into the ice cream parlor on Monterey’s Cannery Row like any other teenager in the 1970s. What he encountered changed his life. Rather, it’s who he encountered. “Coach was there...
View ArticleIvan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75
By LINDSEY BAHR | The Associated Press Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has...
View ArticleCalifornia sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally identified
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Navy sailor killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been identified after 80 years thanks to advances in DNA and forensic analysis, military officials said The Department...
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John Madden’s life is celebrated at the Coliseum where it all started with...
OAKLAND — The spirit of John Madden returned one last time Monday night to the venue that helped make him famous. The first time Madden walked the sidelines at the Coliseum as head coach of the Raiders...
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Photos: One More Monday Night in Oakland: A Celebration of John Madden
The spirit of former Oakland Raider’s coach John Madden returned to the Coliseum one last time on Monday night. Related Articles Inside the Madden memorial: Touching moments, star of the show,...
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Inside the Madden memorial: Touching moments, star of the show, best-dressed...
OAKLAND — Virginia Madden sat on a couch amid family and friends when a stranger approached. He crouched down on a knee, presented a box and … She thought he was going to propose, she joked later....
View ArticleP.J. O’Rourke, author and political satirist, dies at 74
NEW YORK (AP) — P.J. O’Rourke, the prolific author and satirist who re-fashioned the irreverence and “Gonzo” journalism of the 1960s counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and...
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Honor guard escorts Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy to mortuary
An Alameda County’s Sheriff’s Office honor guard escorted the body of a deputy who died last weekend to a mortuary in Lafayette on Tuesday. Deputy Aubrey Phillips went into medical distress during a...
View ArticleWhy is Bob Saget’s family suing to block release of death investigation records?
The family of Bob Saget on Wednesday won a temporary injunction that blocks the release of some records from the investigation of his sudden Jan. 9 death in a Florida hotel room, after they said that...
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‘Candy Bomber’ dies at 101; U.S. military pilot dropped sweets during Berlin...
By Colleen Slevin and Kirsten Grieshaber | Associated Press DENVER — U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War...
View ArticleJeffrey Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel, onetime Miami modeling agent,...
By Julie K. Brown, Linda Robertson, Ben Wieder and Philippe Berry | Miami Herald Jeffrey Epstein’s former business partner and alleged accomplice in trafficking and sexually abusing girls, Jean-Luc...
View ArticleDr. Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62
By Steve LeBlanc and Danica Coto | Associated Press BOSTON — Dr. Paul Farmer, a U.S. physician, humanitarian and author renowned for providing health care to millions of impoverished people worldwide...
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Longtime Fremont police veteran dies unexpectedly
A beloved veteran Fremont police captain died unexpectedly Monday, police said. Capt. Frederick “Freddie” H. Bobbitt Jr. had served with the Fremont Police Department for more than 32 years, according...
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Mark Lanegan dies at 57; Screaming Trees frontman, grunge innovator
Mark Lanegan, a pioneering vocalist of Seattle’s grunge music scene known for helming Screaming Trees, has died, his family and friends confirmed on his verified Twitter account. He was 57. A cause of...
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Amazing Johnathan dies; Vegas magician got his start on San Francisco streets
The Amazing Johnathan, whose edgy comic/magic act made him a longtime Las Vegas headliner, died Tuesday at age 63, the Las Vegas Review-Journal said. The Amazing Johnathan (Handout photo) The cause...
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