Michael Parkinson, Britain’s talk show king, dies at 88
By Pan Pylas | Associated Press LONDON — Michael Parkinson, the renowned British broadcaster who interviewed some of the world’s most famous celebrities of the 20th century from Muhammad Ali to Miss...
View ArticleAda Deer dies at 88; first woman to lead Bureau of Indian Affairs was fierce...
By Harm Venhuizen | Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. — Ada Deer, an esteemed Native American leader from Wisconsin and the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has died at...
View ArticleAdobe co-founder John Warnock, a giant in the tech world, dies at 82
Adobe co-founder John Warnock, one of the titans of the Silicon Valley tech industry, has died at the age of 82. “It is with profound sadness that Adobe shares the passing of the company’s beloved...
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Ron Cephas Jones dies at 66; actor won 2 Emmys for his role on ‘This Is Us’
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama...
View ArticleWWE star Bray Wyatt dead at 36
By David Matthews, New York Daily News Professional wrestler and WWE star Bray Wyatt has died at the age of 36. The news was announced on social media by Triple H (real name Paul Michael Levesque), the...
View ArticlePopular game show host Bob Barker dies at 99
By Frazier Moore | Associated Press A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his...
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2 more Cook’s Corner mass shooting victims ID’d as deeper picture of accused...
Two more people killed in a shooting rampage at a Trabuco Canyon bar were identified on Friday, as a clearer picture emerged of the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of the gunman who authorities say critically...
View ArticleThe reason Bob Barker won’t have a funeral or memorial service
Vivian Kwarm | New York Daily News Friends and family of the late Bob Barker are honoring his last wishes following his death, which included not having a funeral. The TV legend requested “not to have...
View ArticleCBS sets hour-long tribute to Bob Barker
Dan Clarendon | New York Daily News Five days after Bob Barker’s death at the age of 99, CBS will honor the longtime TV host, who graced television airwaves for five decades. CBS announced Tuesday that...
View ArticleNaming suicide in obits was once taboo. Changing that can help loved ones grieve
Debby Waldman | (TNS) KFF Health News When Deborah and Warren Blum’s 16-year-old died by suicide in November 2021, they went into shock. For two days, the grief-stricken Los Angeles couple didn’t...
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Bay Area mother of four dies after collapsing on high school football field
The Mountain View High School community is mourning the loss of Lucinda Daniels on Thursday. Daniels, 44, died on Wednesday morning, according to a close family friend. Her mother, Olga Gonzalez, first...
View ArticleMohamed Al Fayed dies at 94; Harrods owner publicly grieved deaths of son...
By Danica Kirka, Cara Rubinsky and Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with...
View Article‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into a...
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that...
View ArticleBill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free...
By ERIC TUCKER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political...
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Emotional return: Mountain View plays in honor of mother who died
MOUNTAIN VIEW – With heavy hearts, the Mountain View High School football team played a game on Friday night, its first since an unthinkable tragedy left the program mourning the death of a player’s...
View ArticleRemembering Jimmy Buffett: 3 songs that truly illustrate his lasting genius
Jimmy Buffett’s songwriting was often overshadowed by his lifestyle. People saw how much fun he was having — walking around with a big smile, bare feet and absolute joy onstage — and many assumed that...
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Liquid cremation? Human composting? They could be available at Tri-Valley’s...
Tucked away in eastern Alameda County is a sprawling 47-acre site that will soon be transformed into the cemetery of the future, expected to serve the Tri-Valley and surrounding region for the next 200...
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San Jose music icon Steve Harwell of the band Smash Mouth dies at 56.
Steve Harwell, the singer who took one of the most popular San Jose rock bands of all time — Smash Mouth — to great heights in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, died Monday at the age of 56. “Steve...
View ArticleGary Wright, singer-songwriter known for ‘Dream Weaver,’ dies at 80
Gary Wright, a singer-songwriter best known for the 1970s hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive,” died this week at his home in Palos Verdes Estates. He was 80. Family members said Wright, who had...
View ArticleBay Area gospel star, who worked with Chaka Khan and Ray Charles, dies from...
Bay Area gospel music star Myiia “Sunny” Hawkins, who had worked with Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, Ray Charles and other well-known artists, died on Sept. 4. “I am sad...
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