WS star Frank Torre, Joe's brother, dies at 82
Frank Torre, the World Series star who helped put little brother Joe on a path that led to the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 82.
View ArticleJazz-funk pioneer Joe Sample dies at 75
Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died. He was 75.
View ArticleJapan's World War II film idol Rikoran dies at 94
Japanese film idol Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was known as Rikoran and symbolized Japan's wartime dreams of Asian conquest, has died at age 94.
View ArticleSpanish department store head Alvarez dies at 79
Isidoro Alvarez, the head of Spain's El Corte Ingles department store chain who turned the company into an international business with an annual turnover of around 14 billion euros ($18 billion), has...
View ArticlePulitzer-winning cartoonist Tony Auth dies at 72
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tony Auth, whose sharp and creative commentary appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 40 years, died of cancer on Sunday. He was 72.
View ArticleIsraeli ex-Mossad chief Yitzhak Hofi dead at 87
Yitzhak Hofi, a former Israeli general and Mossad chief who played a key role in the country's daring 1976 commando rescue raid in Uganda, has died. He was 87.
View ArticleBob Crewe, 'Walk Like a Man' writer, dead at 83
Bob Crewe, co-writer of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," "Big Girls Don't Cry" and many other pop hits, died last week. He was 83.
View ArticlePowerful Washington lobbyist Boggs dies at 73
Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., a son of congressional royalty who evolved into a top-tier lobbyist and prolific Democratic fundraiser and embodied what it meant to have Washington clout, died Monday He was 73.
View ArticleRapper Common's father, Lonnie Lynn, dies at 71
Lonnie Lynn, known to hip-hop fans for his soulful spoken-word poems on rapper son Common's albums, has died.
View ArticleFormer concert venue's longtime director dies
The former longtime director of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center credited with turning it into a top summer entertainment venue has died. Herb Chesbrough (CHEHZ'-broh) was 67.
View ArticleItalian soprano Magda Olivero dies at 104
Italian soprano Magda Olivero, one of the most prominent interpreters of the Italian verismo operatic tradition whose career spanned 50 years, has died at 104.
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