Sun, May 20, 2012

Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62

By Li-mei Hoang

LONDON (Reuters) - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Subdued Libyan funeral for Lockerbie bomber Megrahi

By Hadeel Al Shalchi and Ali Shuaib

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - - The Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie was buried ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Climber dies in 1,100-foot fall on Alaska's Mount McKinley

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A climber on Alaska's Mount McKinley died in a 1,100-foot fall that started with an effort ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Gorilla patriarch of Columbus Zoo surrogacy program dies

By Kim Palmer

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A gorilla known for being the patriarch of a renowned gorilla surrogacy program at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disco queen Donna Summer, whose sultry voice and pulsing rhythms on hits like "Last Dance" and "Love to Love You Baby ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

"Godfather of Go-Go"' Chuck Brown dies at 75

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go" for the subgenre of funk music he helped create, died on Wednesday at ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Former Ford CEO Harold "Red" Poling dies

(Reuters) - Harold "Red" Poling, Ford Motor Co's chief executive in the early 1990s, has died, the U.S. automaker said on Tuesday.

Poling ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Booker T. Bassist Donald 'Duck' Dunn Dies at 70

By Lindsey DiMattina, Hollywood.com Staff

Booker T. & the M.G.'s bassist and songwriter Donald ""Duck"" Dunn passed away on Sunday at the ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Booker T. & the MGs bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn dies at 70

By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of Booker T. & the MGs whose thick bottom grooves anchored many of the classic soul hits from the 1960s, has died on tour in Japan, his friend and bandmate Steve Cropper said on Sunday. Dunn was 70.

Dunn, an integral part of the Memphis soul sound as bassist for the MGs, the house band for Stax and Volt records, died Sunday morning after finishing two shows at the Blue Note Night Club in Tokyo, Cropper said in a posting on his Facebook page.

"Today I lost my best friend, the world has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live," Cropper said.

Cropper, who also performed with Dunn on television and in the movies as part of the MGs-inspired Blues Brothers tribute band, said Dunn had died in his sleep, but he gave no other details about the circumstances.

The signature instrumental grooves of Booker T. & the MGs, grounded by Dunn's heavy bass notes, provided the musical bedrock on hundreds of singles for such soul stars as Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and Sam & Dave.

From Redding's wistful "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" to Picket's raucous "In the Midnight Hour," the band's lean, tight accompaniment carried the vocals.

The group, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, also cut 10 albums and charted 14 hits of their own, including "Hip Hug-Her," "Groovin'," "Soul-Limbo," "Hang 'em High" and "Time Is Right."

The first and biggest instrumental hit of the MGs (an abbreviation for "Memphis Group") was recorded in 1962 before Dunn joined - "Green Onions," a 12-bar blues composition that has become a staple for aspiring rockers ever since.

Their most notable collaboration was with Redding, Stax's greatest star. The group played on virtually all of his records and backed him live for his legendary performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.

Cropper co-wrote Redding's most popular hit, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," and shared songwriting credits on such soul standards as Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour" and Floyd's "Knock On Wood."

Dunn also played in sessions for many artists outside the realm of soul, including Eric Clapton, Neil Young and Jerry Lee Lewis.

In contrast to the more orchestrated pop-soul sound of Detroit-based Motown Records, the soul stylings produced by the Stax/Volt labels in Memphis were defined by the MGs' spare, punchy and deeply groove-laden instrumentals.

The group, formed in the early 1960s, originally consisted of its namesake organist, Booker T. Jones, guitarist Cropper, drummer Al Jackson and bassist Lewis Steinberg. But the definitive lineup of the MGs was completed after a couple of years when Steinberg was permanently replaced by Dunn, who had started out with Cropper in a band called the Mar-Keys.

The MGs gradually broke up after Stax was sold in 1968, although the rhythm section of Dunn and Jackson continued to play on many subsequent Stax recordings. Jackson was shot to death in his Memphis home in 1975 as the group was preparing a reunion album.

In the 1990s, the surviving members reunited to back Neil Young on a tour and released "That's the Way It Should Be," their first album in more than 20 years.

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Tue, May 08, 2012

Maurice Sendak, Author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' Dies at 83

By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff

Maurice Sendak, a defining voice in children's literature as both an author and illustrator, has died at ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Maurice Sendak dies aged 83

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The writer, known for his best-selling children's classic Where the Wild Things Are, died in Danbury, Connecticut, on Tuesday (08May12 ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Pin-up girl Margie Stewart dies, aged 92

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The former pin-up passed away in Burbank, California on 26 April (12), according to the New York Times.

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Tue, May 08, 2012

"Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak dies

By Patricia Reaney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, whose children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" has been a ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Orchestra leader Mort Lindsey dies, age 89

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Orchestra leader and composer Mort Lindsey, who worked for Merv Griffin and Judy Garland throughout a long career, has died at ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Pin-up girl Margie Stewart dies, aged 92

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The former pin-up passed away in Burbank, California on 26 April (12), according to the New York Times.

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Mon, May 07, 2012

'Andy Griffith Show' Star Dies: Remembering Goober Pyle

By Margaret Hartmann, Hollywood.com Staff

Actor George Lindsey, who charmed audiences as Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, died on Sunday in ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Comedian George Lindsey dies

Amgen founding CEO George Rathmann dies at 84

(Reuters) - George Rathmann, who helped build Amgen Inc from a start-up into the world's biggest biotechnology company as its founding CEO, died on ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Veteran TV host Clark dies, aged 82

He passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday (18Apr12) after suffering a massive heart attack.

The industry legend was born in Mount Vernon, New ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Original 'Dark Shadows' Star Jonathan Frid Dies at 87

Less than a month before Johnny Depp's take on the character he made famous hits the big screen, original Dark Shadows star Jonathan ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Veteran TV host Clark dies, aged 82

He passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday (18Apr12) after suffering a massive heart attack.

The industry legend was born in Mount Vernon, New ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Original 'Dark Shadows' Star Jonathan Frid Dies at 87

Less than a month before Johnny Depp's take on the character he made famous hits the big screen, original Dark Shadows star Jonathan ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Levon Helm, The Band Singer, Dies at 71

The Band singer Levon Helm passed away Thursday following a long battle with throat cancer, the Times Herald-Record reports. Band leader and guitarist Larry ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Guitar Hero: Play in a Day's Bert Weedon dies at 91

By Mike Collett-White

LONDON (Reuters) - Bert Weedon, whose "Play in a Day" guitar guide set some of the biggest names in rock and roll ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Veteran TV host Clark dies, aged 82

He passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday (18Apr12) after suffering a massive heart attack.

The industry legend was born in Mount Vernon, New ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Documentary maker Peat dies

He passed away on Monday (16Apr12) after losing his battle with bone marrow cancer.

Peat spent more than 40 years behind the camera and ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

APRIL 14 - (Reuters) - Hockey Hall of Famer and former Montreal Canadiens captain Emile "Butch" Bouchard passed away on Saturday aged 92, the team said ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Claude Miller, director of "La Petite Voleuse", dies at 70

PARIS (Reuters) - Claude Miller, a French director best known for discovering young actress Charlotte Gainsbourg in the 1985 film "La Petite Voleuse", has died ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Guitar amplifier pioneer Jim Marshall dies aged 88

By Mike Collett-White

LONDON (Reuters) - Jim Marshall, dubbed the "Lord of Loud" for his pioneering work on guitar amplifiers used by some of the ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Banjo innovator, music pioneer Earl Scruggs dies at 88

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Banjo innovator and bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died on ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Kilmer 'dies' in Tenacious D skit

The group is preparing to release a new album, Rize of the Fenix, in May (12) and a new comedy video to promote the ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

Kilmer 'dies' in Tenacious D skit

The group is preparing to release a new album, Rize of the Fenix, in May (12) and a new comedy video to promote the ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

Kilmer 'dies' in Tenacious D skit

The group is preparing to release a new album, Rize of the Fenix, in May (12) and a new comedy video to promote the ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Historian, commentator Bert Sugar dies at 74

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wearing his trademark fedora and brandishing a cigar in his hand, Bert Sugar was a fixture on the fight scene, an ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

The Italian moviemaker worked on more than 100 scripts and was best known for his regular collaboration with director Michelangelo Antonioni, earning an Oscar ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Screenwriter Guerra dies

The Italian moviemaker worked on more than 100 scripts and was best known for his regular collaboration with director Michelangelo Antonioni, earning an Oscar ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Screenwriter Guerra dies

The Italian moviemaker worked on more than 100 scripts and was best known for his regular collaboration with director Michelangelo Antonioni, earning an Oscar ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Real life Josie from Josie & The Pussycats dies

The widow of animator Dan DeCarlo gave him the idea for his comic strip after wearing a cat costume as part of a cruise ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Bagel pioneer Murray Lender dies at 81 in Florida

By Jason McLure

(Reuters) - Murray Lender, who made a traditionally Jewish food a staple of American cuisine and built a frozen bagel empire, died ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Real life Josie from Josie & The Pussycats dies

The widow of animator Dan DeCarlo gave him the idea for his comic strip after wearing a cat costume as part of a cruise ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

King of Tonga dies in hospital

He died at a hospital in Hong Kong on Sunday (18Mar12), according to Tongan government officials.

A cause of death has not been released ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

France to resume election race after gunman's death

The Hurt Locker star's business partner, who was babysitting Franklin, took the pooch to his nephew's Little League game in Los Angeles ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Man dies from injuries sustained in Alaska avalanche

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A second man pulled from an avalanche on Tuesday in the mountains near Haines, Alaska, has died, Alaska ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Disney songwriter Sherman dies

The musician passed away at his home in London on Monday (05Mar12). He was 86 years old.

Together with his brother Robert, Sherman composed ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

New Jersey congressman Donald Payne dies at age 77

(Reuters) - Representative Donald Payne, 77, New Jersey's first and only African-American congressman, died on Tuesday after battling colon cancer, his brother said.

Payne ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious composer dies, 86

By Ethan Bilby

LONDON (Reuters) - Disney songwriter Robert Sherman, part of a team with brother Richard responsible for numerous film scores and children's ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Welsh actor Madoc dies

The TV star passed away on Monday (05Mar12) at a hospital in Hertfordshire, England after battling illness since January (12), according to his agent ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

Screenwriter Carpenter dies

Carpenter, best known as the creator of kids' TV series Catweazle, passed away after suffering a heart attack on Sunday (26Feb12).

He worked as ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

Toddler found in field after tornado dies of injuries

By Cary Stemle

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A toddler who was found alive in a field in tornado-ravaged southeastern Indiana after her parents and two ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

James Wilson, co-creator of "broken window" policing, dies at 80

By Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - James Q. Wilson, the political scientist who helped create a U.S. law-and-order revolution with the "broken window" theory ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

California skier dies of injuries suffered in avalanche

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Northern California man who was caught in an avalanche while "extreme" skiing with two friends in the ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart dead at 43

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, an influential voice in Republican circles known for his online media attacks on liberals ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Former top Citigroup executive Terri Dial dies

(Reuters) - Terri Dial, a former senior executive of some of the world's largest banks and one of the leaders of Citigroup's post-crisis ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Former Monkee Davy Jones dies at age 66 in Florida

By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Davy Jones, a onetime teen heartthrob as a member of the 1960s made-for-television pop band ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Toddler Found In Grand Rapids Hot Tub Dies

GRAND RAPIDS, MN (KDAL) - The toddler found unresponsive in a Grand Rapids hotel hot tub on Wednesday has died in a Duluth hospital. The ...

Sun, February 12, 2012

Tom Storrs, CEO who helped build Bank of America, dies

(Reuters) - Tom Storrs, who set a small North Carolina bank on the path to becoming one of the largest U.S. financial institutions, died ...

Sat, February 11, 2012

Whitney Houston's body arrives home in New Jersey

By Dan Whitcomb and Jonathan Allen

LOS ANGELES/NEWARK (Reuters) - Whitney Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey on Monday ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Columnist, author Zaslow dies in car crash

DETROIT (Reuters) - Jeffrey Zaslow, co-author of the best-seller "The Last Lecture" and an award-winning Wall Street Journal columnist, was killed on Friday in a ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Biologist Norton Zinder dies at age 83

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Norton Zinder, a biologist whose research into the genetic material of viruses and bacteria led to a greater ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Astronaut Janice Voss dies in Arizona

(Reuters) - Former Astronaut Janice E. Voss, one of the few women launched into space, has died of breast cancer in Arizona, her alma mater ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

"Night of the Living Dead" actor Bill Hinzman dies

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By Kim Palmer

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A spotted leopard, one of dozens of exotic animals that set off a panic when they were briefly released ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Man dies in first Massachusetts rabies case since 1935

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man has died after being critically ill for about a month with the state's first reported case of human ...

Sat, January 28, 2012

Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82

(Reuters) - Former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who led the city for 16 years and shepherded it through a period of racial tension and court-ordered ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

"Welcome Back, Kotter" star Robert Hegyes dies at age 60

By Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) - Robert Hegyes, who played the Jewish Puerto Rican wisecracking student Juan Epstein in 1970s comedy "Welcome Back, Kotter," died on ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Actor James Farentino dies at 73

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor James Farentino, who played more than 100 roles in TV, film and on stage, has died at age of 73 ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Greek director Angelopoulos dies after accident during shooting

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek award-winning director Theo Angelopoulos died at the age of 77 in an Athens hospital on Tuesday, hours after a motorbike ran ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Style author Charla Krupp dies of cancer at age 58

(Reuters) - Style author Charla Krupp, who regularly appeared on the NBC morning show "Today," has died at age 58, hosts of the show reported ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

Paterno's long goodbye ends with public memorial

By Dave Warner

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - The son of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno told 10,000 mourners on Thursday his ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

Man dies of bird flu in southwest China: report

BEIJING (Reuters) - A man in southwest China died of bird flu on Sunday after three days of intensive care treatment in hospital, the official ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies

(Reuters) - Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Blues singer Etta James dies at 73

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Etta James, the influential 1950s rhythm-and-blues singer best known for her show-stopping hit "At Last," died on Friday from complications of ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

"Willie and the Hand Jive" singer Johnny Otis dies at 90

By Piya Sinha-Roy

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Johnny Otis, singer of the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive", has died in California at the ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies at 29

By Dan Whitcomb

(Reuters) - Top Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, an early gold medal favorite ahead of the 2014 Olympics, died at a Utah ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Man Dies After Washburn County Snowmobile Accident

SHELL LAKE, WI (KDAL) - A 24 year old man from Sarona, Wisconsin died following a snowmobile accident in Washburn County on Sunday. The Washburn ...

Sat, January 14, 2012

North Carolina shooter dies from self-inflicted wound

(Reuters) - The North Carolina lumber company worker who shot dead three fellow employees before turning a shotgun on himself died from his wound on ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Former South Dakota Governor Janklow dies at 72

By Ann Nachtigal

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - Former four-term South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow, an outspoken, brash fixture of the state whose political ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

New Jersey Assembly Republican leader dies in Capitol

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey state Assembly Republican leader Alex DeCroce collapsed and died in the Capitol after a late night legislative ...

Sat, January 07, 2012

Navy SEAL who accidentally shot himself dies

(Reuters) - A Navy SEAL who shot himself while showing his firearm collection to a woman he met at a bar died on Saturday in ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

U.S. photojournalist Eve Arnold, 99, dies in London

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pioneering American photojournalist and portrait photographer Eve Arnold, best known for her intimate shots of Marilyn Monroe, has died at the ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Judge Robert Carter, who fought for desegregation, dies at 94

By Basil Katz

(Reuters) - Robert Carter, a longtime federal judge who helped convince the Supreme Court that segregation in schools was unconstitutional, died on ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Prominent Navajo Code Talker dies in Arizona

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A prominent veteran of the Navajo Code Talkers, who confounded enemy combatants in World War Two by using the ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Prominent Navajo Code Talker dies in Arizona

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A prominent veteran of the Navajo Code Talkers, who confounded enemy combatants in World War Two by using the ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Medal Of Honor Winner From Duluth Dies

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - World War Two Veteran and the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Mike Colalillo from Duluth has died. The 86 ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

UK artist, St Trinian's creator Searle dies aged 91

By Tim Castle

LONDON (Reuters) - British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for his spiky drawings of the tearaway pupils of the fictional girls school ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

China says man dies of bird flu

BEIJING (Reuters) - A man in southern China's Guangdong province died of bird flu Saturday a week after being admitted to hospital with a ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

Alaska teen girl injected with heroin at party dies

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A 14-year-old girl who was injected with heroin by a man at a party last week in Alaska ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Weissmuller's "Tarzan" chimp sidekick dies in Florida

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cheetah the Chimp, co-star of the 1930s "Tarzan" films with Johnny Weissmuller and one of the world's oldest chimpanzees, has ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Abstract painter Helen Frankenthaler dies at 83

By Jonathan Allen

_Dec (Reuters) - U.S. painter Helen Frankenthaler, who poured thinned pigments directly onto untreated canvas to create ethereal fields of color ...

Sun, December 25, 2011

Lawyer Morvillo, Martha Stewart defender, dies

(Reuters) - Lawyer Robert Morvillo, who led the courtroom battle of media celebrity Martha Stewart and other high-profile white-collar criminal defendants, has died at the ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

LPGA founding member Danoff dies: association

(Reuters) - One of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, Bettye Danoff, has died in Texas at age 88, the association said ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Leading Greenhill banker dies in NJ plane crash

By Greg Roumeliotis

(Reuters) - A senior Greenhill & Co Inc investment banker, an avid pilot who worked on some of his firm's biggest deals, was one of five people killed when his private plane crashed on a busy New Jersey highway on Tuesday.

Jeffrey Buckalew, 45, head of Greenhill's North American Advisory, was believed to have been traveling with his wife, Corinne, and their two children, Jackson and Meriwether, the boutique investment bank said in a statement.

Rakesh Chawla, 36, a Greenhill financial services sector banker, was also killed, the firm said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The single-engine Socata plane took off from New Jersey's Teterboro Airport and was headed for DeKalb Peachtree Airport near Atlanta, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said.

The causes of the accident are under investigation. Before the crash, the plane made contact with an air traffic controller asking for permission to seek higher altitude, which was granted, Peters said. Following this, the transmission became garbled and the plane fell off the radar, he added.

Buckalew, who joined Greenhill in 1996 from Salomon Brothers, was an experienced pilot with a passion for flying, Greenhill said.

Buckalew had advised on many of Greenhill's largest deals, including Delta Air Lines' $3.1 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines and Roche's purchase of Genentech Inc for $46.8 billion.

Greenhill shares ended trading almost flat at $35.30, underperforming the Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index, which rose 3.8 percent on Tuesday.

"Jeff was one of the first employees of Greenhill. He and Rakesh were extraordinary professionals who were highly respected by colleagues and clients alike," Greenhill Chairman Robert Greenhill and Chief Executive Scott Bok said in a joint statement. "They will be sorely missed and our sympathies go out to their families and friends."

Chawla had joined the firm in 2003 from private equity firm Blackstone Group.

New Jersey State police Trooper Christopher Kay said five people were confirmed dead, but could not comment on their identities as the investigation was continuing.

Debris was sprayed across Interstate 287 near Morristown, New Jersey, as the plane hit the southbound lane on Tuesday morning and then travelled across into the northbound lane. Traffic was restored later in the day, Kay said.

(Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York, additional reporting by Paritosh Bansal in New York and Jessica Hall in Philadelphia; Editing by John Wallace, Richard Chang, Gary Hill)

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Mon, December 19, 2011

Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, 28, dies of breast cancer

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall died in Houston on Saturday after losing her battle with breast cancer, according to the Venezuelan ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Information black hole as North Korean leader dies

By Jonathan Hopfner

SEOUL (Reuters) - Few national leaders die these days with no one outside their country knowing about it. For more than 48 ...

Sun, December 18, 2011

Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora dies at 70

PRAIA, Cape Verde (Reuters) - The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, known as the "barefoot diva," has died at age 70, according to reports over ...

Sun, December 18, 2011

Czechs mourn "Velvet Revolution" leader Havel

By Robert Mueller

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechs streamed in their thousands through Prague Castle and the mediaeval city centre on Monday to write condolences and ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Captain America co-creator Joe Simon dies at 98

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic book artist Joe Simon, who created Captain America with the late Jack Kirby, has died at age ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

American dean of Paris literary scene dies at 98

By Catherine Bremer

PARIS (Reuters) - The man who nurtured a generation of aspiring writers at a rickety English-language bookstore in Paris, offering supper and ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Man dies of wounds suffered in Hollywood shooting spree

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A music-industry executive died on Monday of wounds he suffered last week when a gunman opened fire on ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Second child dies after Laredo food stamp office shooting

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old boy shot by his mother in a standoff at the state food stamp office in Laredo ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Oregon State freshman football player collapses, dies

(Reuters) - A freshman football player at Oregon State University died on Wednesday evening after collapsing at a campus athletic center while playing basketball, college ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Russian boxer Simakov dies after knockout defeat

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Light heavyweight Roman Simakov, who was carried from the ring on a stretcher after being knocked out in a WBC Asian Boxing ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Girl who predicted her death on Facebook, dies of wounds

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A 12-year-old girl who was shot by her mother during a standoff inside a Texas food stamp office ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Harry Morgan of TV comedy 'MAS*H' dies, 96

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prolific character actor Harry Morgan, who appeared in more than 100 films but was best known for television roles ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Woman dies in plunge from Queen Mary in California

By Dan Whitcomb

LONG BEACH, Calif (Reuters) - A 26-year-old woman plunged to her death from the Queen Mary after trying to climb over a ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Woman dies in plunge from Queen Mary in California

By Dan Whitcomb

LONG BEACH, Calif (Reuters) - A 26-year-old woman plunged to her death from the Queen Mary after trying to climb over a ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

End of era as Bollywood's "evergreen" Dev Anand dies

By Shilpa Jamkhandikar

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Movie actor and director Dev Anand, known for his joie de vivre as Bollywood's "evergreen hero," has died ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Former UMD Football Coach Dies

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Long time UMD football coach, Jim Malosky, has died. The Duluth News Tribune reports that the 82 year old Malosky died ...

Sun, December 04, 2011

End of era as Bollywood's "evergreen" Dev Anand dies

By Shilpa Jamkhandikar

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Movie actor and director Dev Anand, known for his joie de vivre as Bollywood's "evergreen hero," has died ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

"Laugh-In" actor Alan Sues dies at age 85

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Laugh-In" actor Alan Sues, who was known for playing outlandish and effeminate characters on television, has died at age 85, a ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Ukulele player Bill Tapia dies at 103

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ukulele player Bill Tapia, believed to be the oldest performing musician in the world, died on Friday at the age of ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

Parents say to sue after Florida band drum major dies

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - The parents of the Florida A&M University drum major who died after suspected hazing said on Monday they will file a lawsuit against the school to stop what they say is a violent initiation rite.

"This is not going to go away like other incidents," said the family's attorney, Christopher Chestnut. "The culture of hazing within the FAMU band has got to be eradicated."

Robert Champion, 26, died November 19 after being rushed to a hospital following a performance by the internationally renowned FAMU Marching "100" band at the annual Florida Classic football game against Bethune-Cookman University in Orlando.

Champion, a music major from Atlanta who served as one of six drum majors for the 375-member Marching "100" band, vomited and complained that he could not breathe in a band bus in the parking lot of a hotel after the game.

The medical examiner's office said a cause of death will not be known for about 10 weeks, but local law enforcement officials suspect that Champion died following a hazing incident aboard the bus.

"What's tragic is that this could happen to another kid," said Champion's father, Robert Champion Sr. "You go to school to become a productive citizen and pursue something you love to do. You don't expect this."

Pam Champion said her son was a laid-back, gentle young man who was involved in his church, and did community outreach. He tried to help new members adjust to life among the world-famous Marching "100," known for its high-stepping, high-energy dance routines. "He loved the band," she said.

Their attorney said the family hopes the lawsuit, which has not yet been filed, will shed light on a practice that they contend has been tolerated not just within the marching band or at FAMU, but at bands, fraternities and colleges across the country.

PAST PROBLEMS

Champion's death is the most recent hazing-related incident involving the Marching "100" and the university.

A band member won a $1.8 million verdict in a civil battery suit against five band members for a 2001 hazing incident in which he was beaten so badly his kidneys shut down. The student settled the suit out of court with FAMU for an undisclosed sum.

In 2006, a pair of FAMU fraternity students went to jail for a hazing incident that left the victim so bruised from paddling he required surgery.

A 2005 Florida law, passed after the death of a University of Miami student, bolstered penalties for hazing rituals that lead to great bodily harm or death.

After Champion's death, FAMU President James Ammons suspended the band's activities and fired director Julian White, who has led the band since 1998. Ammons created a task force to look into hazing at the historically black college.

White wants his job back and has hired Tallahassee lawyer Chuck Hobbs, who said the tenured FAMU professor has been made a scapegoat despite White's repeated efforts over the past 13 years to address hazing. Those efforts included a decision in November to suspend approximately 30 band members for hazing activities earlier this fall, Hobbs said.

"This is a knee-jerk reaction by the administration." Hobbs told Reuters on Monday. "It could be at least three months before the medical examiner's report is released...It is extremely premature to make this decision."

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death. Last week, Governor Rick Scott also ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct an investigation "to assure that the circumstances leading to Mr. Champion's death become fully known, and that if there are individuals directly or indirectly responsible for this death, they are appropriately brought to justice and held accountable."

(Additional reporting by Barbara Liston; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Greg McCune)

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Mon, May 09, 2011

Former GM CEO Stempel dies at age 77: report

DETROIT (Reuters) - Robert Stempel, the first engineer to become the chief executive of General Motors Co <GM.N>, died on Saturday in Florida, the ...

Mon, May 09, 2011

Famed playwright Laurents dies

The celebrated director and writer died from complications of pneumonia at his home in New York City on Thursday (05May11).

His rep, Jonathan Lomma ...

Mon, May 09, 2011

Actress Mercer dies

The star died on 27 April (11) from complications of Alzheimer's disease in Newbury Park, California.

Her career spanned five decades with roles ...

Sat, May 07, 2011

Inspirational champion Ballesteros dies aged 54

By Mark Lamport-Stokes, Golf Correspondent

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Seve Ballesteros, one of golf's most charismatic players who was renowned for his fist-pumping energy ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

"West Side Story" playwright dies in New York City

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "West Side Story" and "Gypsy" playwright Arthur Laurents died in New York City on Thursday from complications of pneumonia, his agent ...

Sun, May 01, 2011

Former British heavyweight Henry Cooper dies at 76

By Mitch Phillips

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British and European heavyweight boxing champion Henry Cooper, one of his country's most popular sportsmen, has died ...

Sun, May 01, 2011

Man dies in Connecticut after being shot with stun gun

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man died in police custody early on Sunday in Connecticut after he was shot with a stun gun in the ...

Sat, April 30, 2011

Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato dies at age 99

By Karina Grazina

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato, whose novel "The Tunnel" is hailed as an existentialist classic and who presided over ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Feisty boxing mom portrayed in "The Fighter" dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of retired boxing champion Micky Ward, whose story was turned into the Hollywood movie "The Fighter," died on Wednesday ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Grammy, Broadway producer John Cossette dies at 54

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Broadway musical producer John Cossette, who also followed in his father's footsteps to stage the Grammy telecasts and other entertainment ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Punk Rock Veteran Poly Styrene Dies At Age 53

(Reuters) - British punk pioneer Poly Styrene has died aged 53 after suffering from cancer, her website said on Tuesday.

"We can confirm that the ...

Tue, April 26, 2011

L.A. Zoo's elderly lion, Lionel, dies at 23

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lionel, one of two lions at the Los Angeles Zoo for years, has died at the advanced age of 23, well ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Hall of Famer Joe "The Jet" Perry dies at 84

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Joe Perry, who was nicknamed "The Jet" for his electrifying speed on the gridiron, died ...

Sun, April 24, 2011

Indian spiritual guru Sai Baba dies

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions of followers as a living god, died Sunday in a hospital ...

Sat, April 23, 2011

Ex-Sony chief Ohga, who led push into music and movies, dies

By Edmund Klamann

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Sony President and Chairman Norio Ohga, who gave up a career as an opera singer to join the ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen dies at 63

LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Elisabeth Sladen, who starred in the popular "Doctor Who" sci-fi series and the spin-off show "The Sarah Jane Adventures," has ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Norwegian marathon great Waitz dies at 57

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's former marathon world record holder and world champion Grete Waitz has died at the age of 57, the Norwegian Athletics ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

"Horses".' star Michael Sarrazin dies at 70

By Kimberly Nordyke

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Sarrazin, best known for starring opposite Jane Fonda in 1969's "They Shoot Horses, Don't ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

Offshore natural gas platform worker dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An employee on a non-producing offshore natural gas platform died after falling through a deck opening on Monday, the U.S. offshore ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

World's oldest man dies in Montana

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A 114-year-old retired railroad worker reputed to be the world's oldest living man died of natural causes ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

World's oldest man dies in Montana

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A 114-year-old retired railroad worker reputed to be the world's oldest living man died of natural causes ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Wilton Wynn, dean of foreign correspondents, dies

ROME (Reuters) - Wilton Wynn, one of the deans of foreign correspondents in the post-World War Two era and a towering figure of American journalism ...

Sun, April 10, 2011

Firefox author Thomas dies

Welsh writer Craig Thomas, who had also been battling leukaemia, passed away in Somerset, England on Monday (04Apr11).

He enjoyed a career spanning 30 ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Prolific American film director Sidney Lumet dies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sidney Lumet, an American film director known for inspiring top-notch performances from actors in a stream of classic films including "12 ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Hall of Fame trainer Gil Clancy dies at 88

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gil Clancy, a Hall of Fame trainer and manager who worked with many top fighters including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

Granger dies at 85

The actor, best known for his collaborations with legendary moviemaker Alfred Hitchcock, passed away on Monday (28Mar11) in New York. His death has been ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

Norway's Foss dies

The star passed away in a hospital in Norway on Monday (28Mar11) after a long battle with ill health.

Foss began her career in ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

Man dies before being paid for wrongful imprisonment

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Joseph E. White didn't live long enough to see most of a $500,000 settlement from the ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

Actor Farley Granger dies, age 85

By Christine Kearney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American actor Farley Granger, best known as a 1950s screen idol for his starring roles in Alfred Hitchcock ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Geraldine Ferraro, first woman on presidential ticket, dies

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic congresswoman who became the first woman on a major party presidential ticket as Walter Mondale ...

Sat, March 26, 2011

Geraldine Ferraro Dies

Sat, March 26, 2011

Geraldine Ferraro, first woman on U.S. presidential ticket, dies

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic congresswoman who became the first woman on a major party presidential ticket as Walter Mondale ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, whose violet eyes, tumultuous love life and passion for diamonds epitomized Hollywood glamour, died ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Soulja Boy's teen half-brother dies in car crash

By Jason Lipshutz

Michael Gough, best known as Alfred in the Batman world, died on Thursday. He was 94.

In a career that spanned over five decades ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

Nate Dogg Dies At 41

Nate Dogg, a rapper whose resume includes some of the best hooks of all time, died on Tuesday after having struggled for years with ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Country singer Ferlin Husky dies at 85

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Country music great Ferlin Husky, a pioneer in both the hard-twang Bakersfield and lushly produced Nashville sounds who ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Batman butler, actor Michael Gough dies

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Michael Gough, best known to international audiences as Batman's butler Alfred in the movie franchise, has died, the BBC ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

UK reggae star dies in police raid: reports

LONDON (Reuters) - British reggae star Smiley Culture has died during a police raid in southern England, media outlets reported on Tuesday, and the death ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

Jazz drummer Joe Morello dies aged 82

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrated jazz drummer Joe Morello, best known for his work with The Dave Brubeck Quartet during the 1950s and 60s, has died ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

Emmy-winning producer Morgan dies

He passed away from natural causes on 3 March (11) in Brattleboro, Vermont.

The New York native, who served in the U.S. army ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

Former Sabres "French Connection" member Martin dies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rick Martin, part of the Buffalo Sabres' high-scoring "French Connection" during the 1970s, has died at the age of 59, the ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

Psychedelic icon Owsley Stanley dies in Australia

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Owsley "Bear" Stanley, a 1960s counterculture figure who flooded the flower power scene with LSD and was an early benefactor of ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

Buckley's best friend dies in army accident

Rifleman Craig Johnson died instantly after he was struck by a Land Rover that skidded off an icy road last month (Feb11).

The 24 ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Man dies in fire at home piled chest-high with debris

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - An elderly man was killed when his home, piled high with debris, burst into flames and he was unable to escape through ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Washington Post columnist David Broder dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Post's Pulitzer prize winning political journalist David Broder died on Wednesday at the age of 81 of complications from ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Comedian DeStefano dies from heart attack

The funnyman shot to fame in America last year (10) when he was among the finalists of reality TV contest Last Comic Standing.

TMZ ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Former Alice in Chains rocker Mike Starr dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr, who went public with his drug problems on the reality TV show "Celebrity ...

Mon, March 07, 2011

Actress Brownstone dies

The star passed away on 29 January (11) at her home in Manhattan, New York. She died of natural causes, according to Variety.

Brownstone ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Character actor, director Frank Alesia dies

By Mike Barnes

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Frank Alesia, a character actor in the beach party movies of the 1960s and a director of ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

Veteran shuttle astronaut John "Mike" Lounge dies at 64

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former astronaut John "Mike" Lounge, who flew into orbit as part of three space shuttle crews, including the first mission after the ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' Beauty Jane Russell Dies at 89

Today we've lost another Hollywood great. Actress Jane Russell, who was launched into Hollywood by none other than aviation legend Howard Hughes, passed ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

Actress Girardot dies

The star passed away in Paris, France on Monday (28Feb11).

Girardot began her career in the theatre before moving to the silver screen in ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

Peter Gomes, preacher and author, dies at 67

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Reverend Peter Gomes, a prominent preacher, author and professor at Harvard University who participated in the inauguration of ...

Mon, February 28, 2011

Last U.S. veteran of World War One dies at 110

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frank Buckles, believed to be the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War One, has died at age 110, according to ...

Sun, February 27, 2011

Duke Snider, Hall of Fame centerfielder, dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Duke Snider, a Hall of Fame centerfielder who was the leading home run hitter for the fabled Brooklyn Dodger teams of the ...

Sun, February 27, 2011

Turkey's modern Islamist movement founder Erbakan dies

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, the founder of Turkey's modern Islamist movement, died from heart failure on Sunday, aged 85 ...

Sat, February 26, 2011

Fourth child dies after Texas day care fire

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A fourth child has died following a fire at a Houston home day care on Thursday, fire officials said.

The boy died ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Doctor Who star Courtney dies

The British actor, best known for playing Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the cult show, passed away in London on Tuesday (22Feb11) after a ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Director Huang Zumo dies

The filmmaker passed away in a Shanghai hospital after suffering heart failure on Saturday (19Feb11).

Huang's best-known film, Romance on Lushan Mountain, holds ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

Superior Man Dies In Meadowlands Area Crash

A 78 year old Superior man died in a two vehicle crash on Highway 133 near Meadowlands last night. According to the St. Louis ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

Lois Lane inspiration dies

Joanne Siegel passed away on Monday (14Feb11) at the age of 93.

She was just a teenager when she placed an advertisement in a ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

Brooks' collaborator Mars dies

Oregon man crashes at hospital, dies in emergency room

By Teresa Carson

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A man driving himself to an emergency room at night crashed his car in the hospital's parking ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

"Dukes of Hazzard" actress Peggy Rea dies, age 89

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Peggy Rea, who starred in numerous TV shows over a long career including "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "The Waltons ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

Virginia's first black chief judge dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Virginia Supreme Court's first black chief justice, Leroy R. Hassell Sr., died on Wednesday in a Richmond Hospital after succumbing ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Balthazar Getty's father dies

The 54 year old, the grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty, died on Sunday (06Feb11) in Buckinghamshire, England after a long illness.

Getty ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Actress Satana dies

The star passed away in Reno, Nevada on Friday night (04Feb11), her longtime manager, Siouxzan Perry, tells the New York Times.

Born in 1938 ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Last Tango In Paris star Schneider dies

Schneider, best known as Marlon Brando's lover in Bernardo Bertolucci's 1972 movie Last Tango In Paris, passed away in Paris, France on ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Grizzly Adams creator dies

The producer passed away unexpectedly in his home near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Monday (31Jan11). The cause of death has not been specified ...

Sun, February 06, 2011

Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore dies

LONDON (Reuters) - Gary Moore, former star of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, has died in Spain. The Belfast-born guitarist was 58.

"It is ...

Thu, February 03, 2011

Guantanamo prisoner dies while exercising: military

By Jane Sutton

MIAMI (Reuters) - An Afghan prisoner collapsed and died at the Guantanamo detention center after working out on an exercise machine, the ...

Thu, February 03, 2011

"Last Tango in Paris" star Schneider dies

PARIS (Reuters) - French actress Maria Schneider, whose role as Marlon Brando's lover in "Last Tango in Paris" won her lifelong fame but also ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

Homeless NY man dies after flame ignites cleanser, police say

MELVILLE, New York (Reuters) - A homeless man apparently burned to death on Wednesday trying to keep warm on the side of a suburban New ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

Sesame Street writer Geiss dies

The Hollywood producer, who wrote scripts and lyrics for the long-running children's show, passed away on 21 January (11) in Valhalla, New York ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

Comedian Charlie Callas dies at 83

By Mike Barnes

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Charlie Callas, a rubber-faced stand-up comedian and Mel Brooks regular who worked on television, in films and ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

Funnyman Frye dies

The funnyman, best known for his impressions of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson, passed away last Monday (24Jan11) after suffering a ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Accused Nazi dies just before U.S. citizenship trial

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner, suspected of helping commit genocide as a transport guard for mobile gas ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Tennessee man dies from poisonous copperhead snake bite

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Police in East Ridge, Tenn., on Monday are investigating the death of a 26-year-old man who was bitten while attempting to ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Comedian Callas dies at 86

The veteran funnyman, who worked with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, passed away on Thursday (27Jan11) at a care centre in Las ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

The Untouchables star Gordon dies

The 94 year old, who lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, died last Thursday (20Jan11) after a long illness, according to Santa Fe Funeral ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Motown Marvelette lead singer Horton dies at 66

DETROIT (Reuters) - Gladys Horton, who was a teenager when she led the Marvelettes in the Motown hit "Please Mr. Postman," has died at the ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

U.S. missionary shot in Mexico, dies in Texas

EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - An American missionary was shot by a gunmen in northern Mexico and died shortly after her husband raced her back ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Country music legend Charlie Louvin dies

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Influential country music great Charlie Louvin, who scored a string of hits with gospel-inspired inflections in his traditional singing ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

TV fitness star LaLanne dies

The star passed away after suffering respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay, California on Sunday (23Jan11).

LaLanne, who was ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

Boy dies from exposure in rural Alaska village

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A 14-year-old boy from the western Alaska village of Kipnuk died from exposure over the weekend after attempting ...

Sun, January 23, 2011

Former Merrill Lynch CEO Schreyer dies

BANGALORE (Reuters) - William Schreyer, former chairman and Chief Executive officer of Merrill Lynch & Co, died on Saturday at his home at New Jersey, Schreyer ...

Sun, January 23, 2011

Fitness guru Jack LaLanne dies at 96 in California

By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jack LaLanne, a one-time sugar-holic who became a television fitness guru preaching exercise and healthy diet to a ...

Fri, January 21, 2011

Homeless Minneapolis Woman Dies In Bitter Cold

The bitter cold weather is being blamed for the death of at least one Minnesotan. A woman reportedly died overnight in downtown Minneapolis while ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Bradley Cooper's dad dies

Charles Cooper passed away after a long illness on Saturday (15Jan11), according to People.com. He was 71.

The actor's girlfriend Renee Zellweger ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Sargent Shriver, former vice presidential nominee, dies

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sargent Shriver, who spent four decades in public service as a member of the Kennedy family, the first director ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Oldest elephant in North America dies at theme park

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taj, the oldest elephant in North America, has died at age 71 at a California theme park, after ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

British actress York dies

The star passed away on Saturday (15Jan11) following a long battle with cancer.

Her son Orlando Wells says, ""She was an absolutely fantastic mother ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Theatre director dies on day of show debut

MacSwan passed away on the day he was set to debut an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Band Rotunda on ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Theatre icon Stewart dies

Stewart, who founded the award-winning LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club, died of natural causes on Thursday (13Jan11).

Founded in 1961, the theatre gave early opportunities ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

Actress Susannah York dies aged 72: report

LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Susannah York, one of the most memorable film faces of the 1960s, has died from cancer aged 72, British media ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

Police applicant collapses, dies during 1.5-mile fitness run

Mon, January 03, 2011

"Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies

LONDON (Reuters) - Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated British actor, has died, a spokesman said on Monday. He was 64. He died in hospital in Shropshire ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

"Usual Suspects" star Pete Postlethwaite dies

LONDON (Reuters) - Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated British actor, has died, a spokesman said on Monday. He was 64. He died in hospital in Shropshire ...

Fri, December 31, 2010

Real-life Sound of Music family member dies

Agathe von Trapp passed away on Tuesday (28Dec10) at a hospice in Towson, Maryland after suffering congestive heart failure last month (Nov10). She was ...

Fri, December 31, 2010

Anorexic model Caro dies at 28

Caro passed away on 17 November (10) after battling the eating disorder for almost 15 years.

She shocked and stunned the world in 2007 ...

Thu, December 30, 2010

Boney M frontman Farrell dies in Russia: agent

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Boney M frontman Bobby Farrell was found dead in his hotel room in St. Petersburg on Thursday, the day after a performance ...

Thu, December 30, 2010

Former Detroit Tiger GM Bill Lajoie Dies

(Detroit, MI) -- Former Detroit Tigers General Manager Bill Lajoie has died. Lajoie joined the Tigers in 1974 and later served as General Manager from ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

"Star Wars" visual effects artist McCune dies

By Kimberly Nordyke

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oscar-winning "Star Wars" visual-effects designer Grant McCune, who created scenes with models and miniature films for more ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Former Detroit Tiger GM Bill Lajoie Dies

DETROIT -- Former Detroit Tiger General Manager Bill Lajoie has died. Lajoie joined the Tigers in 1974 and later served as General Manager from 1984 ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Jazz musician Billy Taylor dies at 89

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billy Taylor, a leading jazz musician and composer who introduced the genre to wider audiences as a TV broadcaster, teacher and ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Olympics documentarian Greenspan dies

The 100 Years of Olympic Glory director died in New York on Christmas Day (25Dec10), aged 84.

In his landmark 1996 documentary about the ...

Sun, December 26, 2010

R&B singer Teena Marie dies at 54

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer and songwriter Teena Marie, best known for the hit 1980s singles "Lovergirl" and "Ooo La La La," died ...

Sun, December 26, 2010

Olympics documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Olympic Games documentarian Bud Greenspan, whose stirring portraits of athletic triumph helped define the modern games, died in New York on ...

Sat, December 25, 2010

Beloit Man Dies in Apparent Hunting Accident

ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Rock County Sheriff's office reports a 30-year-old man from Beloit has died in an apparent hunting accident.

The ...

Sat, December 25, 2010

20th century financial titan Neuberger dies at 107

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roy R. Neuberger, a giant among 20th century American financiers, stock brokers and patrons of the arts, has died at Manhattan's ...

Thu, December 23, 2010

Radio, TV Announcer Fred Foy Dies At 89

(Woburn, MA) -- The voice of "The Lone Ranger" has fallen silent. Fred Foy died at the age of 89 this week at his home ...

Mon, December 20, 2010

Deer River Man Dies In Four Vehicle Crash

A four vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 53 and the Midway Road on Saturday afternoon has left one person dead. The victim ...

Sun, December 19, 2010

Ex ECB member, Italy minister Padoa-Schioppa dies

ROME (Reuters) - Former European Central Bank Executive Board member and Italian Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, an architect of the euro and one of Italy ...

Fri, December 17, 2010

Pink Panther comic genius Blake Edwards dies at 88

The director, writer and producer passed away at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday night (15Dec10) after suffering complications ...

Fri, December 17, 2010

Blake Edwards Dies At 88

Blake Edwards, director of Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Pink Panther film series starring Peter Sellers, has died. He was 88 years old ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

"Pink Panther" director Blake Edwards dies at 88

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director, writer and producer Blake Edwards, who made more than 40 films including the classic "Breakfast at Tiffany ...

Sun, December 12, 2010

Former F1 team boss Walkinshaw dies at age 64

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Arrows Formula One team boss and Gloucester rugby club chairman Tom Walkinshaw has died at the age of 64.

A Gloucester ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

Jazz great James Moody dies of cancer, age 85

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jazz saxophonist James Moody, a master of improvisation who was best known for his "Moody's Mood for Love," has died ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

Shields photographer dies

Garry Gross passed away in New York City on 30 November (10) after suffering a heart attack at his home in Manhattan.

The snapper ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

Du Pont heir convicted of murder dies in U.S. prison

NEW YORK (Reuters) - John du Pont, a wealthy heir to his family's chemicals fortune, died on Thursday in a Pennsylvania prison where he ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

Actor Huld dies

The star passed away on 26 November (10) at a retirement home in Copenhagen. His cause of death is unknown.

Throughout his career, Huld ...

Tue, December 07, 2010

Elizabeth Edwards dies

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - Elizabeth Edwards, abest-selling author and a driving force behind her husband John Edwards' political career before it was destroyed ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Fomer Marquette Hoops Coach Dies

Milwaukee, Wi (WSAU) Former Marquette men's basketball coach Hank Raymonds passed away today at the age of 86 after a long battle with ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Director Monicelli dies

The 95-year-old moviemaker allegedly committed suicide at the San Giovanni hospital in Rome, where he was being treated for a prostate tumour, according to ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Man Dies In Superior Industrial Accident

A 43 year old man has died following an industrial accident at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe taconite facility at 3701 Itasca Street in ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Comedy legend Nielsen dies

The Canadian star passed away surrounded by his family at a hospital near his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday (28Nov10).

A statement ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Empire Strikes Back director Kershner dies

The American moviemaker, best known for directing Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, passed away at his home in Los Angeles after ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Marinette School Hostage Taker Dies

The teen who took 24 hostages at a northeastern Wisconsin high school Monday is dead. Marinette Police Chief Jeff Skorik announced the death of ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Toddler dies at Virginia mall, grandmother charged

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 2-year-old girl died on Tuesday after being thrown off a balcony at a shopping mall in the Virginia suburbs of Washington ...

Mon, November 29, 2010

Wisconsin hostage taker who shot self dies

By John Rondy

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The Wisconsin high school student who shot himself after holding classmates and their teacher hostage died on Tuesday, authorities ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Former fugitive model 'Bambi' Bembenek dies

Laurie Bembenek passed away on Saturday (20Nov10) due to complications from hepatitis C and kidney failure, according to the New York Post.

She quit ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Girl Dies In Truck Crash

(Millwood Township, MN) -- Authorities are investigating a pickup truck crash in central Minnesota Sunday morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a 12-year ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Actor/producer Self dies at 89

The veteran producer passed away on Monday night (15Nov10) at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Director Berlanga dies

The 79 year old passed away on Saturday (13Nov10) in Madrid.

Berlanga made his directorial debut in 1951, teaming up with late moviemaker/screenwriter ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Comic LeMaire dies

The stand-up comedian passed away on 18 October (10) in Los Angeles due to natural causes, according to Variety.

LeMaire appeared in a number ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Comedy writer Jacoby dies

Jacoby passed away in New York last month (Oct10) after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Initially an artist, he began writing jokes after moving ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

Legendary movie producer Dino De Laurentiis dies at 91

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis, a master movie showman who brought some 500 films to the ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Actress Clayburgh dies

The actress, who starred opposite Burt Reynolds in 1979's Starting Over, passed away on Friday (05Nov10) at her home in Lakeville, Connecticut following ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Actor Ellenstein dies

Ellenstein passed away last week (28Oct10) of natural causes in Los Angeles, reports Variety.com.

After serving in the Army Air Corps during World ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

Argentine former President Nestor Kirchner dies

By Mike Collett-White

LONDON (Reuters) - Australian opera star Joan Sutherland, known by her legion of fans as "La Stupenda," has died in Switzerland aged ...

Sun, October 10, 2010

Soul singer Solomon Burke dies in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S. soul singer Solomon Burke died at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on Sunday morning, aged 70, after flying in from Los ...

Sun, October 10, 2010

Filmmaker Roy Ward Baker dies

The British filmmaker passed away in his sleep at a London hospital on Tuesday (05Oct10).

Baker got his start making tea at Gainsborough Studios ...

Sat, October 09, 2010

Top North Korea defector dies in South

SEOUL (Reuters) - The highest-ranking North Korean official who had defected to the South was found dead on Sunday morning, a local report said.

YTN ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Filmmaker Flaum dies at 85

The Oscar-nominated producer, director and writer passed away on Friday (01Oct10) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering complications from hip surgery ...

Thu, October 07, 2010

Veteran actor Norman Wisdom dies

The veteran entertainer passed away at a nursing home on the Isle of Man on Monday (04Oct10).

A statement from the care facility reads ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

Winding Creek GC Owner Dies

(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - A leading figure in golf along the Lakeshore is gone.

David Wiersema died yesterday at the age of 50, with ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

Movie mogul Albeck dies aged 89

The former United Artists boss passed away last Wednesday (29Sep10) at the NYU Hospital in New York after suffering heart failure.

Albeck is best ...

Tue, October 05, 2010

Documentarian Marshall Flaum dies at 85

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Marshall Flaum, a visionary documentarian and five-time Emmy-winning producer-director-writer, died October 1 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of ...

Tue, October 05, 2010

Slapstick British comedian Norman Wisdom dies at 95

LONDON (Reuters) - British comic actor Norman Wisdom, who played bumbling characters in slapstick films of the 1950s and 60s, has died at the age ...

Mon, October 04, 2010

Mantell dies at 94

Mantell, best known for his roles in Marty and Chinatown, passed away at the Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, California on Wednesday (29Sep10 ...

Mon, October 04, 2010

Celebrated actor & radio announcer Gilmore dies

Gilmore a World War II veteran, died of natural causes on 25 September (10) in Irvine, California.

He started his lengthy career as a ...

Sun, October 03, 2010

Former United Artists head Andy Albeck dies at 89

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Andy Albeck, who as head of United Artists signed off on the acclaimed "Raging Bull" and the infamous flop "Heaven ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

Oscar-nominated Tony Curtis dies, age 85

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tony Curtis, whose dark hair and good looks made him a Hollywood star well before he became an ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

Bill Cosby hired painter Varnette Honeywood to create the artworks which adorned the house featured in the hit U.S. sitcom after falling in ...

Thu, September 16, 2010

Woman behind Rudolph's voice dies

Actress Billie Mae Richards voiced the popular festive cartoon in the early 1960s and the TV special has since become a seasonal institution.

Richards ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

Journalist and author Edwin Newman dies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Journalist Edwin Newman, who helped anchor NBC newscasts for three decades with a reputation as an articulate, fair interviewer and a ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

Actor McCarthy dies

The star died at a hospital in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on Saturday (11Sep10), according to a representative for the facility. No details of his ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

French director Chabrol dies

The filmmaker passed away on Sunday (12Sep10).

Chabrol made his mark as one of the founders of French cinema's New Wave movement and ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

The couple owned a stable full of the animals on its sprawling ranch in Los Angeles but the Ghost star had one particular favourite ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

Bonanza creator Dortort dies

The Hollywood writer/producer passed away on Sunday (05Sep10) in his Westwood, California apartment.

Hollywood set decorator Goldsmith dies at 55

Goldsmith, who helped style films including After Dark, My Sweet and Drugstore Cowboy, died in Los Angeles on 11 August (10).

She got her ...

Thu, August 19, 2010

Photographer Leonard dies

Leonard passed away on Saturday (14Aug10) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. No other details about his death were available as WENN went ...

Thu, August 19, 2010

Montag's plastic surgeon dies

Dr. Frank Ryan, who worked in Beverly Hills, died on Monday (16Aug10) after his jeep crashed down a cliff off California's Pacific Coast ...

Tue, August 17, 2010

Thomson, who hit "shot heard round the world" dies

By Larry Fine

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bobby Thomson, who hit one of baseball's most famous home runs, the "shot heard 'round the world ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Only one dies in Colombia airliner crash "miracle"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal, whose life witnessed triumph in Hollywood movies and tragedy at home, has died in Massachusetts. She was ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

TV writer/producer Aylesworth dies

Aylesworth passed away in Rancho Mirage, California on 28 July (10).

Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico dies

The prolific writer, who contributed to classics including Bicycle Thieves and The Leopard, passed away in her hometown of Rome on Saturday (31Jul10). The ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

"Sing Along" star Mitch Miller dies, age 99

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mitch Miller, the powerful American music executive who guided some of the biggest U.S. pop stars of the 1950s and ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

MacFarlane's mother dies

The funnyman's mum, Ann Perry MacFarlane, passed away at the age of 63 after losing her battle with cancer, according to newsman Larry ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

Actress Forrest dies

Forrest passed away in Providence, Rhode Island on 25 July (10) after a year-long battle with a brain tumour.

She began a successful casting ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

Character actor Chaykin dies on 61st birthday

The rotund character actor, best known for his role in Entourage, died in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday (27Jul10). He was believed to have been ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

Bollywood star Baswani dies

Baswani passed away on Tuesday (27Jul10) in Shimla, India.

A comedian and character, he began his career in theatre before he turned to the ...

Tue, July 27, 2010

Raiders safety Tatum "The Assassin" dies at 61

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jack Tatum, whose fierce hitting earned him the moniker "The Assassin" and made him a three-time Pro Bowl safety with the ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Veteran journalist Daniel Schorr dies at 93

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran journalist Daniel Schorr, whose career ranged from reporting on the building of the Berlin Wall to the Watergate scandal, died ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Ralph Houk Dies

(Winter Haven, FL) -- The man who brought Mark Fidrych to the major leagues in the mid-70’s has died. Former Tigers manager Ralph Houk ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Bob Millward, chief soccer writer for the Associated Press News Agency, died aged 58 of natural causes while on assignment at the ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Doo-wop star, Motown executive Harvey Fuqua dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Harvey Fuqua, a former doo-wop star with the Moonglows who went on to launch Marvin Gaye's career as well as ...

Tue, July 06, 2010

Italian opera singer Cesare Siepi dies at 87

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Italian opera singer Cesare Siepi, famed for his polished bass vocals in performances of "Don Giovanni" in a long opera career ...

Tue, July 06, 2010

Former NHL Enforcer Bob Probert Dies

(Windsor, Canada) -- Former NHL enforcer Bob Probert has died at the age of 45. Probert, whose tough guy image was backed up by frequent ...

Mon, July 05, 2010

Report: Former Detroit Red Wing Bob Probert Dies

WINDSOR, ONTARIO -- (WKZO) ESPN.COM is reporting that former Detroit Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert died Monday after collapsing on a boat on Lake ...

Sat, July 03, 2010

Palestinian who planned Munich attack dies in Syria

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The Palestinian militant who masterminded the deadly assault on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics died in Syria on Saturday, Palestinian ...

Sat, July 03, 2010

Hollywood agent Ed Limato dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran Hollywood talent agent Ed Limato, who helped turn actors such as Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington and Kevin Costner into big ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

Passing game innovator Coryell dies aged 85

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former NFL coach Don Coryell, whose innovations in the passing game earned him the moniker "Air Coryell," has died at the ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

Writer Beryl Bainbridge dies aged 75

LONDON (Reuters) - British Novelist Dame Beryl Bainbridge died at the age of 75 on Friday after battling cancer, her literary agent said.

Liverpool-born Bainbridge ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

Senator Robert Byrd dies at 92

By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Robert Byrd, who evolved from a segregationist to a civil rights advocate in ...

Wed, June 23, 2010

Judge Heaney Dies At 92

One of Minnesota's most respected and influential jurists has died at the age of 92. Gerald Heaney—DFL activist, former federal court judge ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

Man Dies After Finishing Half Marathon

For the first time in 34 years, a runner has died following a Grandma's Marathon race. Marathon medical director, Ben Nelson, says the ...

Sat, June 19, 2010

Former Sudanese shot blocker Bol dies at the age of 47

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manute Bol, the dominant shot blocker from Sudan who played in the NBA for 10 seasons, died on Saturday at the ...

Fri, June 18, 2010

British dandy, author Horsley dies: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Eccentric British dandy and author Sebastian Horsley, best known for having himself nailed to a cross in the Philippines in the name ...

Fri, June 18, 2010

Nobel-winning Portuguese author Saramago dies at 87

By Axel Bugge and Inmaculada Sanz

LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) - Jose Saramago, the Nobel prize winning Portuguese writer who riled authorities with his works melding ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Delta Mechanic Dies In Accident At Airport

(Minneapolis, MN) -- A Delta Air Lines mechanic has died in an accident at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Officials say airport police received a call ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Milwaukee Boy Dies After Being Pulled From Lake

FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee 7th-grader died Monday after he spent 45 minutes underwater in Mauthe Lake in Fond du Lac ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

Country music legend Jimmy Dean dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Country music artist Jimmy Dean, who topped the charts in 1961 with the crossover hit "Big Bad John," and later became a ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

Carpenters lead guitarist Tony Peluso dies

By Mike Barnes

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tony Peluso, the lead guitarist with the Carpenters for 12 years and a successful Motown and Latin ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Marvin Isley of Isley Brothers dies at age 56

By M. Tye Comer

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Marvin Isley, bass player for the Isley Brothers, died in Chicago on Sunday, aged 56. He reportedly ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

John Wooden, peerless U.S. basketball coach, dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - John Wooden, the peerless U.S. college basketball coach who became known as the "Wizard of Westwood" while winning a record ...

Thu, June 03, 2010

"Golden Girls" actress Rue McClanahan dies of stroke

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Rue McClanahan, best known for her award-winning role as a man-crazy Southern belle on television comedy "The Golden Girls", has ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

"Goodbar" cinematographer William A. Fraker dies

By Carolyn Giardina

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - William A. Fraker, a six-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Milwaukee Baby Dies While Co-Sleeping with Mom, Siblings

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A baby girl died early Monday in Milwaukee, while sleeping with her mother and 2 siblings. The medical examiner’s office ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Sculptor Louise Bourgeois dies aged 98: report

LONDON (Reuters) - French-born U.S. sculptor Louise Bourgeois, one of the world's most influential contemporary artists, died on Monday in Manhattan where she ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

"Diff'rent Strokes" Actor Gary Coleman Dies

PROVO, Utah (WTAQ) - Former "Diff'rent Strokes" TV star Gary Coleman has died. Coleman, who grew up in front of the cameras playing the ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Gary Coleman dies after brain hemorrhage

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former child star Gary Coleman, who shot to fame on TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" but suffered personal ...

Mon, May 24, 2010

Bassist with metal band Slipknot dies in Iowa

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, a masked group whose members beat each other up on stage and endearingly call ...

Sun, May 23, 2010

Former pitcher Lima dies at 37

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Jose Lima died on Sunday from a heart attack at the age of 37, MLB ...

Sun, May 16, 2010

Rogue "red shirt" military adviser dies - hospital

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A rogue soldier and de facto military chief of Thailand's red shirt protest movement has died, said the director of the ...

Sun, May 16, 2010

Heavy metal veteran Ronnie James Dio dies, aged 67

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ronnie James Dio, the pint-sized heavy metal singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, died on Sunday, five months after ...

Wed, May 12, 2010

Ben Johnson's former coach dies of cancer at 61

TORONTO (Reuters) - Charlie Francis, the disgraced former coach of scandal-plagued Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, died on Wednesday after a five-year battle with cancer, his ...

Mon, May 10, 2010

Lena Horne dies at age 92

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Entertainer Lena Horne, a show-stopping beauty who battled racism in a frustrating effort to become Hollywood's first black leading lady and ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daryl Gates, the blunt former Los Angeles police chief best known for his handling of the Rodney King beating and 1992 ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Moohead Man Dies Of Heart Attack After Gas Explosion

Moorhead, MN) -- A Moorhead man who collapsed and died while trying to reach a boy who was burned in a grill fire is being ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Tesoro says sixth refinery fire victim dies

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A sixth victim of an April 2 fire at Tesoro Corp's Anacortes, Washington, refinery died on Tuesday, a company spokesman said ...

Sun, April 11, 2010

"Designing Women" actress Dixie Carter dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Dixie Carter, who played an outspoken liberal on the sitcom "Designing Women" and received an Emmy nomination for a guest ...

Thu, April 08, 2010

Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren dies from cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Malcolm McLaren, the British former manager and the self-proclaimed mastermind behind iconic punk band the Sex Pistols, has died from cancer ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Former "Dynasty" actor Christopher Cazenove dies at 64

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Christopher Cazenove has died at the age of 64 after losing a battle with septicemia, his family said on Wednesday ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Butler dream dies as Duke win national title

By Steve Ginsburg

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Duke ended Butler's miracle run through the NCAA basketball tournament by defeating the gritty underdogs 61-59 to win ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

UK actor, activist Corin Redgrave dies aged 70

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor and political activist Corin Redgrave, brother of actress Vanessa and a member of the famous acting dynasty, died on Tuesday ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

"Dynasty" actor John Forsythe dies, 92

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Dynasty" star John Forsythe, whose acting career spanned seven decades on stage, film and television, has died at ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

"The Wire" and "ER" writer David Mills dies

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - David Mills, an Emmy Award-winning television writer who contributed to dramas "The Wire" and "ER," has died at ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Michael Rosenfeld, co-founder of CAA, dies

By Mike Barnes

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Rosenfeld, a founding partner at Creative Artists Agency who shaped such showbiz classics as "West Side ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Actress June Havoc dies at 97

By Duane Byrge

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - June Havoc, a stage, movie and TV actress who started in vaudeville at age 2 and was ...

Sat, March 27, 2010

Former world chess champion Smyslov dies at 89

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Soviet world chess champion Vasily Smyslov died on Saturday of heart failure, Russian television reported.

Smyslov, who turned 89 on Wednesday ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

Robert Culp, 79, dies after fall

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American TV actor Robert Culp, best known for playing a secret agent alongside Bill Cosby in the 1960s ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Wagner's grandson dies at age 90

BERLIN (Reuters) - Wolfgang Wagner, a grandson of German composer Richard Wagner, who carried the torch of the family's musical legacy, has died at ...

Sat, March 20, 2010

Stewart Udall, interior secretary in '60s, dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stewart Udall, interior secretary for presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a member of a major Democratic political family, has died ...

Sat, March 20, 2010

Second Palestinian youth dies after shot in West Bank

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian youth shot by Israeli forces died from his wounds Sunday, Palestinian medics said, the second death from the ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

"Davy Crockett" star Fess Parker dies at 85

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fess Parker, the tall, Texas-born actor who became a star of early television playing American frontier folk hero ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

Apple director Jerry York dies at 71

By Soyoung Kim

DETROIT (Reuters) - Jerry York, a long-time adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and executive whose career spanned the auto and technology ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Canadian accused of defrauding Honeywell dies in U.S.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Canadian man charged by U.S. prosecutors two weeks ago with trying to fraudulently obtain aircraft parts from Honeywell International ...

Sun, March 14, 2010

"Mission: Impossible" star Peter Graves dies in L.A.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Peter Graves, who starred in the 1960s TV show "Mission: Impossible" and the "Airplane!" movies, died in Los Angeles on ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

"Love Never Dies" a brilliant sequel to "Phantom"

By Ray Bennett

LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Unlike lightning, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom" does strike twice.

More than 23 years after "Phantom of the ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

Football and TV star Merlin Olsen dies aged 69

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a key member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Former Dodgers center fielder Willie Davis dies aged 69

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Willie Davis, the speedy former All-Star center fielder who spent most of his 18-season Major League Baseball career with the Los ...

Mon, March 08, 2010

Oldest American dies at 114

BOSTON (Reuters) - Mary Josephine Ray, a sports-loving card-player who was the oldest person living in the United States, died on Sunday at the age ...

Sat, March 06, 2010

Redbone singer Lolly Vegas dies in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lolly Vegas, a co-founder of Redbone who wrote the hit "Come and Get Your Love" for the 1970s band, has died ...

Fri, March 05, 2010

Dramatics founder Ron Banks, 58, dies

By Gail Mitchell

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Singer Ron Banks, a founding member of R&B group the Dramatics, died Thursday (March 4) at his ...

Sat, February 20, 2010

Mississippi football player dies during workout

OXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) - A University of Mississippi American football player has died in hospital after collapsing during the first day of the team's ...

Mon, February 15, 2010

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - Historian and activist Howard Zinn, whose 1980 book "A People's History of the United States" was a rallying ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

"Bonanza" star Pernell Roberts dies at 81

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pernell Roberts Jr, who played the introspective eldest son of wealthy rancher Ben Cartwright on the hit TV ...

Sun, January 24, 2010

Former Commerce Secretary Mosbacher dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert Mosbacher, who served as U.S. commerce secretary under former President George H.W. Bush and helped champion the North ...

Sat, January 23, 2010

Actress Jean Simmons dies in California

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British actress Jean Simmons, who starred opposite Laurence Olivier in "Hamlet" during a career spanning 60 years, has died in California, Los ...

Fri, January 22, 2010

Worker dies at Houston refinery Friday

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A worker died from an apparent fall on Friday morning at LyondellBasell's Houston refinery, a company spokesman said.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - "Country Gentleman" Carl Smith, a top star of country music in the 1950s and 1960s, has died, age 82.

His family ...

Sun, January 17, 2010

Bears player Adams dies of cardiac arrest at 26

By Simon Evans

MIAMI (Reuters) - Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died on Sunday of a cardiac arrest caused by an enlarged heart, a ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Songwriter Bobby Charles dies at 71

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bobby Charles, who wrote hits in the 1950s and 1960s for artists such as Fats Domino and Bill Haley ...

Wed, January 13, 2010

Punk musician Jay Reatard dies at 29

By Evie Nagy

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Memphis garage-punk artist Jimmie Lee Lindsey, better known as Jay Reatard, was found dead in his Memphis home ...

Tue, January 12, 2010

Last Anne Frank helper Miep Gies dies at 100

By Greg Roumeliotis

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The last survivor of a group that helped Anne Frank and her family hide from the Nazis in Amsterdam ...

Mon, January 11, 2010

French New Wave film director Eric Rohmer dies

PARIS (Reuters) - Eric Rohmer, a pioneer of the French "New Wave" which transformed cinema in the 1960s, has died, his production house said on ...

Sun, January 10, 2010

Boston Properties CEO Linde dies

(Reuters) - Boston Properties Inc, which owns and develops office properties in major U.S. cities, said its co-founder and Chief Executive Edward Linde died ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Vice President Joe Biden's mother dies at 92

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's mother, Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan Biden, died on Friday at the family's home in ...

Wed, January 06, 2010

Accused gunman in U.S. Holocaust museum shooting dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An elderly man who was accused in a 2009 shooting rampage that killed a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

U.S. pilot in botched Bay of Pigs invasion dies

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A Central Intelligence Agency pilot who flew in the failed U.S.-backed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba died ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

"Police Woman" TV producer David Gerber dies, age 86

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Award-winning television producer David Gerber, who worked on a range of programs from series like 1970s hit "Police Woman" to 2006 ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Steeleye Span's Tim Hart dies at age 61

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tim Hart, a founding member of British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, has died of lung cancer, the band's record company ...

Tue, December 29, 2009

Avenged Sevenfold drummer dies in California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The drummer with Avenged Sevenfold, a rising force in the heavy metal scene, died on Monday at his home in southern ...

Thu, December 24, 2009

"Maker of champions" manager Lawless dies aged 76

LONDON (Reuters) - Terry Lawless, the British boxing manager who took Frank Bruno to a world heavyweight title bout against Mike Tyson in 1989 and ...

Sun, December 20, 2009

Top Iran dissident cleric Montazeri dies at 87

By Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl

Russia's market reform architect Gaidar dies at 53

By Gleb Bryanski

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yegor Gaidar, architect of the tumultuous reforms that helped cement Russia's post-Soviet transition but drove millions into poverty ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

Evangelist Oral Roberts dies at 91

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Evangelist Oral Roberts, who became one of America's most successful and controversial television preacher with claims of faith healing and ...

Sun, December 06, 2009

"Agitprop" Austrian sculptor Hrdlicka dies at 81

VIENNA (Reuters) - Alfred Hrdlicka, a prominent leftist Austrian sculptor, whose iconoclastic works condemned war and fascism and at times upset religious sensibilities, died on ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Wizards owner Abe Pollin, 85, dies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-time Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died on Tuesday at the age of 85, his company Washington Sports & Entertainment said in a ...

Sun, November 22, 2009

Soviet Union's non-Communist astronaut dies age 83

"Gidget" director Paul Wendkos dies at age 84

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Paul Wendkos, whose career spanned 50 years and covered some 100 films and television shows including the 1959 surf movie ...

Mon, November 09, 2009

Soviet H-bomb scientist Ginzburg dies

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vitaly Ginzburg, a Russian physicist who survived Stalin's purges by working on the Soviet atomic bomb project and later won the ...

Wed, November 04, 2009

Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf dies, age 76

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title="Full Article: Boyzone singer Gately, 33, dies in Mallorca"> Boyzone singer Gately, 33, dies in Mallorca</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>LONDON (Reuters) - Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, who caused a sensation in the pop world 10 years ago by announcing he was gay, died ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, October 08, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/08/music-producer-shelby-singleton-dies-in-nashville/" title="Full Article: Music producer Shelby Singleton dies in Nashville"> Music producer Shelby Singleton dies in Nashville</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Music producer Shelby Singleton, whose biggest hit was "Harper Valley PTA" in a career that spanned country and rhythm and blues ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Sun, October 04, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/04/argentine-singer-mercedes-sosa-dies-at-74/" title="Full Article: Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa dies at 74"> Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa dies at 74</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Helen Popper</p> <p>BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, who fought South America's dictators with her voice and became a giant ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 28, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/28/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-inspiration-dies/" title="Full Article: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" inspiration dies"> "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" inspiration dies</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>LONDON (Reuters) - The woman who inspired the iconic Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has died, a charity said Monday.</p> <p>Lucy O ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, September 25, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/25/former-manson-cult-member-atkins-dies-in-us-prison/" title="Full Article: Former Manson cult member Atkins dies in U.S. prison"> Former Manson cult member Atkins dies in U.S. prison</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Susan Atkins, a leading member of Charles Manson's violent cult who carried out brutal murders at his behest in 1969 ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, September 25, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/25/former-manson-cult-member-atkins-dies-in-prison/" title="Full Article: Former Manson cult member Atkins dies in US prison"> Former Manson cult member Atkins dies in US prison</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Susan Atkins, a leading member of Charles Manson's violent cult who carried out brutal murders at his behest in 1969 ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, September 21, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/21/plague-researcher-in-chicago-dies-from-infection/" title="Full Article: Plague researcher in Chicago dies from infection"> Plague researcher in Chicago dies from infection</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Julie Steenhuysen</p> <p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Public health officials are investigating the death of a University of Chicago researcher who studies plague bacteria and was ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Wed, September 16, 2009</p> <h2><a 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title="Full Article: Cuba revolution hero Almeida dies at 82"> Cuba revolution hero Almeida dies at 82</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Jeff Franks</p> <p>HAVANA (Reuters) - Vice President Juan Almeida, one of the leaders of the Cuban revolution and a stalwart in Cuba's aging ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, September 11, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/12/pierre-cossette-father-of-grammys-dies-at-85/" title="Full Article: Pierre Cossette "father of Grammys" dies at 85"> Pierre Cossette "father of Grammys" dies at 85</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy Awards and TV producer Pierre Cossette, who was known as the "father of the Grammy Awards," died on Friday in ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Fri, 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fame ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Thu, September 10, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/10/nhl-panthers-deal-dies-over-control-money-issues/" title="Full Article: NHL Panthers deal dies over control, money issues"> NHL Panthers deal dies over control, money issues</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>By Ben Klayman</p> <p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - A deal to sell the Florida Panthers to a publicly held company has collapsed as the hockey team's ...</p></body></html> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Tue, September 08, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/sep/09/veteran-australian-actor-ray-barrett-dies-aged-82/" title="Full Article: Veteran Australian actor Ray Barrett dies aged 82"> Veteran Australian actor Ray Barrett dies aged 82</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> 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dies aged 74"> Hall of Fame jockey Valenzuela dies aged 74</a></h2> <p> </p> <p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hall of Fame jockey Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela, who twice won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, died on Wednesday at the ...</p> </div> <div class="sec-article-container clearfix"> <p class="publish-date">Mon, August 31, 2009</p> <h2><a href="/news/articles/2009/aug/31/tv-chat-show-host-simon-dee-dies-of-cancer-aged-74/" title="Full Article: TV chat show host Simon Dee dies of cancer aged 74"> TV chat show host Simon Dee dies of cancer aged 74</a></h2> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title/> </head> <body> <p>LONDON (Reuters) - British television chat show host and radio disc jockey Simon Dee has died of bone cancer at the age of 74, his ...</p></body></html> </div> </div> <div id="col-2"> <div class="ad-300x250"> </div> <div class="sidebar-box featured-list clearfix"> <h2 class="news">Top Stories</h2> <ul> <li><a 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