John Eisenhower, historian and Ike's son, dies
John S.D. Eisenhower, the son of a five-star general turned president who forged his own career in the U.S. Army and then chronicled the history of the American military in numerous books, died...
View ArticleBusinessman, Jewish advocate Bronfman dies
Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., the billionaire businessman and longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied the Soviets to allow Jews to emigrate and helped spearhead the search for hidden...
View ArticleIdaho Democratic matriarch Bethine Church dies
Bethine Church, matriarch of the Idaho Democratic Party and wife of the late U.S. Sen. Frank Church, has died. She was 90.
View ArticleDiomedes Diaz, star of Colombian vallenato, dies
Diomedes Diaz, the best-known performer of Colombia's accordion-heavy vallenato music, has died at age 56.
View ArticleRifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94
Mikhail Kalashnikov started out wanting to make farm equipment, but the harvest he reaped was one of blood as the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle, the world's most popular firearm.
View ArticleColombians mourn death of star vallenato performer
Colombians mourned on Monday over the death of musician Diomedes Diaz, the best-known performer of the country's accordion-heavy vallenato music.
View ArticleSaxophonist Yusef Lateef dies at age 93 in Mass.
Grammy-winning musician and composer Yusef Lateef, one of the first to incorporate world music into traditional jazz, has died. He was 93.
View ArticleDrummer Ricky Lawson, 59, dies after aneurism
Studio drummer Ricky Lawson, a collaborator with musicians including Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Whitney Houston, has died at a suburban Los Angeles hospital following a brain...
View ArticleMikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47 assault rifle, dies at 94
Interviewers always asked Mikhail Kalashnikov the same question and he always gave the same answer: Yes, he could sleep at night. Quite easily, thank you.
View ArticleLongtime Indians broadcaster Hegan dies at 71
Mike Hegan, a former major league player who was a longtime broadcaster with the Cleveland Indians, has died. He was 71.
View ArticleWidow of China's purged leader dies at age 95
The widow of a former Chinese Communist Party chief ousted after the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests has died at age 95, family friends said Thursday.
View Article'Booty Call,' 'Above the Rim' director dies at 54
A producer of TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and writer-director of "Above the Rim" has died.
View ArticleFormer Orioles star Paul Blair dies
Paul Blair, the eight-time Gold Glove center fielder who helped the Baltimore Orioles win a pair of World Series titles while gliding to make catches that former teammates still marvel at more than...
View ArticlePioneering Alaska doctor Marcell Jackson dies
M. Marcell Jackson, a medical pioneer as one of Alaska's first female doctors, has died in Anchorage at age 84.
View ArticleBollywood actor Farooq Shaikh dies at age 65
Indian actor Farooq Shaikh, the plump, unlikely hero of scores of Bollywood films, has died. He was 65.
View ArticleTightrope walker who crossed Niagara Falls dies
The celebrated French tightrope walker and chair-balancer known as Henry's, who balanced high above the Alps, Niagara Falls and for months over a supermarket in his hometown, has died.
View ArticleSchool of Seven Bells co-founder Curtis dies
Benjamin Curtis, guitarist and co-founder of the popular indie-rock band School of Seven Bells, has died of cancer. He was 35.
View ArticleO'Connor, advocate for Mexican journalists, dies
Mike O'Connor, a veteran war correspondent who became a tough advocate and counselor for threatened journalists in one of the world's most dangerous countries for the press, has died. He was 67.
View ArticleSurgeon who once saved MLK's life dies in NY at 95
Dr. John W.V. Cordice, a surgeon who was part of the medical team that saved Martin Luther King Jr. from a nearly fatal stab wound in 1958, has died at age 95.
View Article'Prizzi's Honor' actor Joseph Ruskin dead at 89
Film, television and stage actor Joseph Ruskin has died of natural causes at the age of 89.
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