Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a ‘rebel heart,’ dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. He was 96. Belafonte died...
View ArticleGinnie Newhart dies; inspired classic ending to husband Bob’s sitcom ‘Newhart’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ginnie Newhart, who was married to comedy legend Bob Newhart for six decades and inspired the classic ending of his “Newhart” series, has died. She was 82. Publicist...
View ArticleJerry Springer, former Cincinnati mayor and talk show host, dead at 79
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and and long time TV host whose tabloid talk show was known for outrageous arguments, thrown chairs and physical confrontations between sparring couples and...
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White woman whose accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till has died at...
By Dianne Gallagher and Sara Smart | CNN Carolyn Bryant Donham, the White woman whose accusation led to the 1955 lynching of Black teen Emmett Till in Mississippi — and whose role in Till’s brutal...
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Dick Groat dies at 92; former Pittsburgh Pirates star also played in NBA
By Will Graves | Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Dick Groat, a two-sport star who went from All-American guard in basketball to a brief stint in the NBA to ultimately an All-Star shortstop and the 1960...
View Article20-year-old Marine dies during pre-deployment training at 29 Palms
A 20-year-old Marine, Lance Cpl. Jackson Forringer, died during pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, officials confirmed, saying his death is under...
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Harlem Globetrotters legend Larry “Gator” Rivers dies at 73
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Larry “Gator” Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county commissioner in his...
View ArticleGordon Lightfoot, one of the greatest songwriters of all time, dies at 84
It feels like Gordon Lightfoot has always been with me. I mean, was there ever a time when “Old Dan’s Records,” “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “Cotton Jenny”...
View ArticleCanadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died on Monday. He was 84....
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Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32
By Pat Graham | Associated Press Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie shows off some of her metals after the 16th IAAF...
View ArticleLance Blanks, ex-NBA player and executive, dead at 56
Former professional basketball player and executive Lance Blanks has died, the NBA said Thursday. Blanks died in Dallas on May 3, the league said in a news release. He was 56 years old. Blanks played...
View ArticleNewton Minow, ex-FCC chief who dubbed TV ‘wasteland,’ dies
By Tammy Webber | Associated Press CHICAGO — Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a “vast wasteland,” died...
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Vida Blue, former Oakland A’s, SF Giants star, dies at 73
Armed with a flashy name, an electric personality and an iconic delivery he used to unleash a blazing fastball, Vida Blue was as distinctive as a baseball player could be. Blue, who died at age 73 late...
View ArticleEast Bay music icon Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records, dies at 91
Chris Strachwitz, a nationally renowned musicologist who founded Arhoolie Records in El Cerrito and helped preserve and popularize the work of scores of authentic American roots musicians, died Friday...
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Photos: San Francisco Bay Area Baseball legend Vida Blue through the years
Armed with a flashy name, an electric personality and an iconic delivery he used to unleash a blazing fastball, Vida Blue was as distinctive as a baseball player could be. Blue, who died at age 73 late...
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Giants’ announcer Jon Miller remembers Vida Blue in his A’s heyday
SAN FRANCISCO — In 1981, there was “Fernandomania” as Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Fernando Valenzuela captured the imagination of baseball fans everywhere and drew crowds both at home and on the...
View ArticleFormer Diocese of San Jose bishop dies after entering hospice
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath, the second bishop to lead the Diocese of San Jose, died Sunday, just a day after entering hospice care. In a social-media post, a diocese account said “[w]ith great sadness,...
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Legendary Cal QB, coach Joe Kapp dies at 85
LOS GATOS — Joe Kapp made the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1970 with the memorable headline, “The Toughest Chicano.” The brawling, take-no-prisoners quarterback from Salinas never strayed from the...
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Grace Bumbry dies at 86; singer was ‘one of the first great African American...
By Ronald Blum | Associated Press NEW YORK — Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three...
View ArticleHeather Armstrong dies at 47; created popular mommy blog Dooce.com
By Leanne Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site...
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