Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
By JIM HEINTZ MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of...
View ArticleActress Charlbi Dean dies at 32; had recurring role on ‘Black Lightning’
NEW YORK — Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean died...
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In brief: Ancestor of Oakland hills group president’s late husband honored
OAKLAND Sandi Bethune, the Sequoyah Hills Homeowners Association’s president, was married for 52 years to Albert McLeod Bethune III, who died in 2021. Justin McLeod Bethune and his mother, Sandi...
View ArticleMusician Luke Bell dies at 32; country singer was reported missing more than...
By Sandra Gonzalez | CNN Country musician Luke Bell, who went missing earlier this month, has been found dead, according to officer Frank Magos from the Tucson Police Department. He was 32. Bell, who...
View ArticlePutin pays tribute to Gorbachev, won’t attend funeral
By Vladimir Isachenkov | Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin privately laid flowers at Mikhail Gorbachev’s coffin on Thursday, snubbing the weekend’s public funeral in a move...
View ArticleAuthor Barbara Ehrenreich dies at 81; self-described ‘myth buster’ wrote...
Associated Press NEW YORK — Barbara Ehrenreich, the author, activist and self-described “myth buster” who in such notable works as “Nickel and Dimed” and “Bait and Switch” challenged conventional...
View ArticleOakland school’s community remembers Bill Russell, says his generosity will...
OAKLAND – Held up by several McClymonds students a little before sunset, a banner with Bill Russell’s many accomplishments was both expansive and far too short to list all the basketball legend had...
View ArticlePeter Straub dies at 79; beloved horror author also collaborated with Stephen...
By Scottie Andrew | CNN Peter Straub, an author who helped usher in our decades-long fascination with horror fiction, had a way of weaving macabre and heart-wrenching prose into one sentence. Even...
View ArticleBernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st chief anchor, dies at 82
By DAVID BAUDER | Associated Press NEW YORK — Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf...
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Queen Elizabeth’s death: 10 fascinating facts about her life
By Sylvia Hui | Associated Press LONDON — From her ambulance service during World War II to being immortalized by a Beatles song, Queen Elizabeth II has been the only monarch that most people in...
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Bay Area residents mourn the death of Elizabeth II: ‘She’s the only queen I...
The Bay Area is nearly 5,000 miles from Balmoral Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday, but residents here felt the loss of the British monarch keenly, whether they were expatriates from the...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire...
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A life in photos: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
LONDON (AP) — Key milestones in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96 after serving more than seven decades on the throne. —April 21, 1926: Born...
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How Queen’s health declined after Philip’s death, a common situation for...
Elizabeth II enjoyed her final summer at Balmoral Castle before dying “peacefully” at her beloved Scottish retreat Thursday, walking her corgis in the gardens and enjoying time with family. But there’s...
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Charles is proclaimed king; details of Elizabeth’s funeral announced
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was formally proclaimed sovereign of the United Kingdom on Saturday, as officials unveiled details of the meticulously choreographed ceremonies that will culminate in the...
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Rapper PnB Rock fatally shot at California restaurant, report says
By Amir Vera and Taylor Romine | CNN Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in Los Angeles Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported. Police responded to a possible robbery at Roscoe’s Chicken...
View ArticleJean-Luc Godard dies; iconic film director of French New Wave
GENEVA (AP) — Jean-Luc Godard, the iconic “enfant terrible” of the French New Wave who revolutionized popular cinema in 1960 with “Breathless,” and stood for years among world cinema’s most vital...
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Kenneth Starr, independent counsel who pursued President Bill Clinton, dies...
By Chandelis Duster | CNN Kenneth Winston Starr, a former US solicitor general who gained worldwide fame in the 1990s as the independent counsel who doggedly investigated President Bill Clinton during...
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Jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis dies at 87; his trio had hits with ‘Hang on Sloopy’...
Associated Press CHICAGO — Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose music entertained fans over a more than 60-year career that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and made him one of the country’s most...
View ArticleTriathlete dies during Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ — A triathlete competing at Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz died during the swim portion of Sunday’s race. The IRONMAN Group based out of Tampa, Florida, confirmed the athlete’s passing Tuesday...
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