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Acclaimed photographer Anja Niedringhaus dies

Anja Niedringhaus faced down some of the world’s greatest dangers and had one of the world’s most infectious laughs. She photographed dying and death, and embraced humanity and...

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First black Portland, Ore., city commissioner dies

Charles Jordan, the first black city commissioner in Portland, Ore., has died at age 77.

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Broadway singer Lawrence Hamilton dead at 59

Broadway star Lawrence Hamilton, an Arkansas native who performed for a U.S. president and a Pope, has died at age 59 in a New York City hospital.

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Chorus director who helped score films dies

Paul Salamunovich, longtime director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale who helped score movies including "The Godfather," has died. He was 86.

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Writer-environmentalist Peter Matthiessen dies

Peter Matthiessen, a rich man's son who spurned a life of ease in favor of physical and spiritual challenges and produced such acclaimed works as "The Snow Leopard" and "At Play in the Fields of the...

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Chicago man who sued against city handgun ban dies

Otis McDonald, the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that prompted the U.S. Supreme Court decision that forced Chicago to abandon its 28-year ban on handguns, has died at the age of 80, a family spokesman...

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‘River Rat’ Walter Ferguson, a legend along the Miami River and...

When the Miami River rattles its tributaries to reveal tales of the colorful characters it has known, one person’s story could bubble to the surface.

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Comedian John Pinette, 50, dies at Pa. hotel

John Pinette, the chubby stand-up comedian who portrayed a hapless carjacking victim in the final episode of "Seinfeld," has died. He was 50.

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Veteran journalist and NABJ co-founder Stone dies

Longtime journalist and educator Charles Sumner "Chuck" Stone Jr, one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists, has died. He was 89.

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Wine aficionado dies in Miami car crash

Barry Alberts, a wine aficionado who hosted tastings across South Florida and who has conducted pairings for some of the top chefs in the country, died in a car accident last week.

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Iconic Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney dies at 93

Mickey Rooney's approach to life was simple: "Let's put on a show!" He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life.

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AP PHOTOS: Mickey Rooney, a Hollywood icon

Mickey Rooney, Hollywood's top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s, died Sunday at his North Hollywood home at age 93. Over the course of his career, he was nominated for four Academy...

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Mickey Rooney, celebrated child actor of the 1930s, ‘40s, dies at 93

Mickey Rooney, a celebrated child actor who embodied the All-American boy in the “Andy Hardy” films of the 1930s and ‘40s and became one of the era’s top...

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Mickey Rooney's ties to Boys Town will endure

Actor Mickey Rooney will always be remembered fondly at Boys Town for his Oscar-winning role in the 1938 movie about the Nebraska home for troubled youth.

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Peaches Geldof dies unexpectedly at age 25

Model and media personality Peaches Geldof, the second daughter of Irish singer Bob Geldof and member of a talented, troubled family who grew up in the glare of Britain's tabloid press, was found dead...

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Iconic Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney dies at 93

Mickey Rooney's approach to life was simple: "Let's put on a show!" He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life.

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5 memorable movie roles of Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney might be best remembered for his ceaseless ups and downs, his dramatic failures and his many comebacks. But Rooney's roller-coaster melodrama — he was married eight times and...

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Wine aficionado dies in Miami car crash

Barry Alberts, a wine aficionado who hosted tastings across South Florida and who has conducted pairings for some of the top chefs in the country, died in a car accident last week.

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Mickey Rooney, celebrated child actor of the 1930s, '40s, dies at 93

Mickey Rooney, a celebrated child actor who embodied the All-American boy in the "Andy Hardy" films of the 1930s and '40s and became one of the era's top box-office draws, has died. He was 93.

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Obama aunt who stayed in US illegally dies at 61

President Barack Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango, who was denied asylum in the United States but stayed illegally for years, died Tuesday at age 61.

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