Watch Dianne Feinstein’s memorial service
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View ArticleTim Wakefield dies at 57; knuckleball pitcher helped Boston Red Sox win World...
By Jimmy Golen | Associated Press BOSTON — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003...
View ArticleFormer MLB pitcher Jim Poole dies of ALS at 57. He gave up winning homer in...
By PAUL NEWBERRY (AP Sports Writer) ATLANTA (AP) — Jim Poole, who pitched in the big leagues for 11 seasons and gave up the deciding homer to Atlanta’s David Justice in the 1995 World Series, died of...
View ArticleBay Area celebrity chef Michael Chiarello dies after allergic reaction
Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello — who ran restaurants in San Francisco and Napa Valley — died on Friday night after an acute allergic reaction led to anaphylactic shock. Chiarello’s company, Gruppo...
View ArticleUpdate: Cause of chef Michael Chiarello’s deadly allergic reaction may remain...
Private funeral arrangements were being made Monday for Michael Chiarello, the highly acclaimed Bay Area chef, entrepreneur, cookbook author and vintner who succumbed to an allergic reaction that sent...
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Dorothy Hoffner, 104, dies one week after setting skydiving record: ‘She was...
By Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune In the days before Dorothy Hoffner was scheduled to break the world record to become the oldest skydiver ever, she dreamed she was in free fall. The sensation woke her...
View ArticleRudolph Isley, founding member of Isley Brothers, dead at 84
Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who helped perform such raw rhythm and blues classics as “Shout” and “Twist and Shout” and the funky hits “That Lady” and “It’s Your Thing,” has...
View ArticleOBIT: Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet, dead at 80
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and...
View ArticlePiper Laurie, 3-time Oscar nominee with film credits such as ‘The Hustler’...
By BOB THOMAS (Associated Press) Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a “more...
View ArticleSuzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76
By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York...
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Photos: Actress Suzanne Somers through the years
San Bruno native Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling...
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Suzanne Somers: Olivia Newton-John ‘taught me not to be afraid’ of breast cancer
Following the death of Olivia Newton-John in August 2022, Suzanne Somers offered a special tribute to the singer, based on the “sisterhood” they both belonged to: Women who had been diagnosed with...
View ArticleMartti Ahtisaari dies at 86; winner of Nobel Peace Prize was former president...
By Jari Tanner | Associated Press HELSINKI — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve...
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Longtime Mills High girls basketball coach dies
Dave Matsu was remembered on Monday as a “best friend” to his son and more than a high school girls basketball coach. Matsu, 54, died on Saturday, one week after suffering a stroke. Justin Matsu, who...
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Burt Young dies at 83; Oscar-nominated actor played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester...
View Article‘Goodfellas’ mobster Vincent Asaro dead at 88
John Annese | New York Daily News (TNS) Reputed mob boss and Bonanno crime family member Vincent Asaro has died, the Daily News has learned. Asaro was 88 years old when he died last week, his criminal...
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‘The greatest Manchester United player of all time’: British soccer legend...
Associated Press MANCHESTER, England— Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his...
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Indian cricket great Bishan Bedi dies at 77
Associated Press NEW DELHI — Bishan Bedi, the India cricket great whose dazzling left-arm spin claimed 266 test wickets, has died. He was 77. The death of Bedi, who underwent multiple surgeries over...
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Women’s basketball player-turned-coach Tasha Butts dies at 41
By Doug Feinberg | Associated Press Georgetown women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts died Monday after a two-year battle with breast cancer, the school’s athletic director said. The 41-year-old coach...
View ArticleDon Laughlin dies; he launched Nevada resort town that bears his name
LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — Donald “Don” J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92. Laughlin died Sunday of natural...
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