Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen dies at 75
Convicted Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen, who abducted women and hunted them down in the Alaska wilderness in the 1970s as Anchorage boomed with construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, died...
View ArticleFormer AP photo editor Toby Massey dies
Toby Massey, a photographer and photo editor who directed coverage of presidents and political conventions as well as natural disasters, the space program and sporting events during a 38-year career...
View ArticleVeteran music agent Peter Grosslight dead at 68
A longtime Los Angeles music agent who represented such artists as Whitney Houston, the Eagles, Tom Petty and Journey has died.
View ArticleB.K.S. Iyengar, Indian guru who helped popularize yoga in West, dies at 95
Before he became one of the West's most influential teachers of yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar was a frail baby in a poor family in India. Born in 1918 during a worldwide flu epidemic, he survived infancy only...
View ArticleNASA: Former astronaut Nagel dies after illness
Steven R. Nagel, a former astronaut who flew on four space shuttle flights, has died after a long illness. He was 67.
View ArticleDe Rothschild, grande dame of wine, dies at 80
Philippine de Rothschild, an energetic and self-certain grande dame of Bordeaux wine who halted an acting career to run vineyards owned by the family dynasty, has died, her company said Sunday. She was...
View ArticleOglala Sioux leader Gerald One Feather dies
Gerald One Feather, the legendary Oglala Sioux leader, former tribal president and tireless advocate for educational opportunities, has died. He was 76.
View ArticleActor-director Richard Attenborough dies at 90
Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, has died. He was 90.
View ArticleJohn Sperling, University of Phoenix founder, dies
John G. Sperling was in his teens — illiterate and the survivor of a childhood filled with illness — when a shipmate in the Merchant Marine taught him to read.
View ArticlePeruvian journalist Zileri dead at 83
Enrique Zileri, who as longtime director of Peru's leading newsmagazine defied despotism and battled corruption with stubborn independence, died Monday at age 83.
View ArticleLongtime Tennessee civil rights lawyer dies at 86
George Barrett, a longtime Tennessee civil rights lawyer known for handling a case that ultimately desegregated the state's public colleges and universities, has died. He was 86.
View ArticleBulgarian poet Valeri Petrov dies
Valeri Petrov, Bulgaria's most prominent contemporary poet, who translated the complete works of Shakespeare, has died at age 94.
View ArticlePioneering Egyptian civil rights lawyer dies at 63
Ahmed Seif, one of Egypt's most prominent civil rights lawyer and campaigner, died Wednesday from complications following heart surgery. He was 63.
View ArticleWilliam Greaves, TV host and filmmaker, dead at 87
William Greaves, the Emmy-award winning co-host and executive producer of a groundbreaking television news program and a prolific filmmaker whose subjects ranged from Muhammad Ali to the Harlem...
View ArticleFormer Miami Dade College art teacher, artist Bob Huff dies at 69
For more than three decades Robert ‘Bob’” Huff taught scores of art students at what is now Miami-Dade College about sculpting and three-dimensional design. Huff, who...
View ArticleReal estate executive and Jewish leader Kenneth Schwartz dies at 88
Kenneth J. Schwartz, a long-time real estate executive, spent his last few weeks helping his family prepare for his death. Schwartz, who was also active in the Jewish community died Sunday at 88.
View ArticleEx-US sailor who spied for Soviets dies in prison
A former American sailor convicted during the Cold War of leading a family spy ring for the Soviet Union has died in a prison hospital in North Carolina, officials said Friday.
View ArticleKurt Meyer, LA architect who was committed to civic service, dies at 92
Architect Kurt Meyer not only designed numerous commercial buildings in Los Angeles noted for their Mid-Century style, he was also a champion of saving the city's architectural treasures. But at first,...
View ArticleFormer Jethro Tull bass player Glenn Cornick dies
Glenn Cornick, the original bass player in the rock band Jethro Tull, died of congestive heart failure at his home in Hilo, Hawaii, on Thursday.
View ArticleSpanish fashion designer Pertegaz dies at 96
Manuel Pertegaz, one of Spain's most admired fashion designers who dressed Audrey Hepburn, Jacqueline Kennedy and Ava Gardner, has died. He was 96.
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