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Kobe Bryant and his daughter have been laid to rest at a cemetery near the...
By Steve Almasy | CNN NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday at a Southern California cemetery following their deaths January 26 in a helicopter crash, death...
View ArticleKobe Bryant’s gravesite: Small cemetery has another big star
The small cemetery where Kobe Bryant is buried contains the graves of some notable people — including one arguably as famous as the basketball star. Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday...
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California Funeral homes with online price lists charge 30% less, analysis says
Death isn’t cheap — and grief doesn’t pair well with comparison shopping. Such was the calculus behind a California law pushing the funeral industry toward greater price transparency, which passed in...
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Disney actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa, who appeared in ‘Queen of Katwe,’ dead...
By Amir Vera | CNN A Disney actress died Saturday following a brain tumor, according to the Ugandan school where she was a student. Nikita Pearl Waligwa, who appeared in the 2016 Disney film “Queen of...
View ArticleLongtime Toronto Blue Jays star Tony Fernandez dies at 57
TORONTO (AP) — Tony Fernández, a stylish shortstop who made five All-Star teams during his 17 seasons in the major leagues and helped the Toronto Blue Jays win the 1993 World Series, died Sunday after...
View ArticleCharles Portis, who wrote ‘True Grit,’ dies at 86
By Steve Barnes | Reuters LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Charles Portis, the reclusive Arkansas writer known for the classic Western novel “True Grit” and the wry humor that filled his works, died on Monday at...
View ArticleKellye Nakahara Wallett, of TV’s ‘M-A-S-H,’ dies at 72
Associated Press NEW YORK — Kellye Nakahara Wallett, a film and television actress best known for playing Lt. Nurse Kellye Yamato on “M-A-S-H,” has died at age 72. Son William Wallett told The...
View ArticleGolf great and LPGA force Mickey Wright dead at 85
By Terry Spencer | Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mickey Wright, the golf great with a magnificent swing who won 13 majors among her 82 victories and gave the fledgling LPGA a crucial lift,...
View ArticleJa’Net DuBois, songwriter and star of ‘Good Times,’ has died
Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang the theme song for “The Jeffersons,” has died. DuBois’ song “Movin’...
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Beloved former El Cerrito High teacher Bonnie Taylor passes away
Most teachers make marks on tests and term papers. Bonnie Taylor, a former history and government teacher at El Cerrito High School, made indelible marks on students’ lives. During 39 years at the...
View ArticleBay Area blues guitar legend Ron Thompson dies at age 66
Ron Thompson, one of the most accomplished guitarists in Bay Area blues history, died Feb. 15 in Hayward. He was 66. The cause of death was not reported, although Thompson’s press website said he had...
View ArticleLarry Tesler, PC legend who created cut, copy and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, the former Xerox Palo Alto Research Center and Apple computer scientist best-known for creating the cut, copy and paste commands for personal computers, died earlier this week. He was 74...
View ArticleGlenn Yasuda, co-founder of Berkeley Bowl, dies at 85
The iconic Berkeley Bowl, a regional shopping destination known for its variety of organic produce, global foods and chef sightings, has lost one of its founders and owners. Glenn Yasuda, who was...
View ArticleHow to watch the Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial on TV
Officials are urging those who don’t have ticket to the Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna to stay away from Staples Center — which will be closed to traffic — and...
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What you should know about Kobe Bryant’s memorial
By Dakin Andone | CNN Crowds of mourners will gather in Los Angeles on Monday to honor the lives of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Numerous tributes have taken place since the...
View ArticleB. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dead at 70
NEW YORK (AP) — Model, restaurateur and lifestyle guru Barbara “B.” Smith has died at her Long Island home, her family announced in a statement on social media. She was 70. Smith died Saturday evening...
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Watch live: ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe Bryant and 8 others killed in...
What you should know about Kobe Bryant’s memorial By Dakin Andone, CNN Crowds of mourners will gather in Los Angeles on Monday to honor the lives of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna....
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Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician and inspiration for the film...
By Scottie Andrew | CNN (CNN) — Without the precision of “human computer” Katherine Johnson, NASA’s storied history might have looked a lot different. Her calculations were responsible for safely...
View ArticleThe Latest: Kobe Bryant service ends with Oscar-winning film
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the public memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in downtown Los Angeles (all times local): 12:45 p.m. A selection from the short film “Dear Basketball” that...
View ArticleSecond of the Tool Box Killers dies in California prison
The second of the “Tool Box Killers” died Monday at a prison facility in Vacaville, barely two months after his crime partner. Roy Lewis Norris, 72, died of natural causes at the California Medical...
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