Wayne M. Hoffman, chairman of Flying Tiger Line cargo carrier, dies at 89
Wayne M. Hoffman, the retired chairman of Tiger International, the Los Angeles-based parent company of the Flying Tiger Line, which was once the world's largest air cargo carrier, has died. He was 89.
View ArticleElan Steinberg, former head of World Jewish Congress, dies at 59
The son of Holocaust survivors, Elan Steinberg preferred to keep his family history private. But the fierce strategist and former leader of the World Jewish Congress was clearly motivated by it,...
View ArticleAhmed Ben Bella, father of Algerian independence, dies at 95
Algeria's first post-independence president, Ahmed Ben Bella, who died Wednesday at the age of 95, was a charismatic revolutionary who fought alongside the French during World War II before becoming a...
View ArticleAlgeria's first president dies at 95
Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria's first president and a historic leader of its bloody independence struggle from France, died at his family home in Algiers on Wednesday. He was 95.
View ArticleStanley Kassal, Crown Wine & Spirits founder, dies
Stanley Frederick Kassal was born during Prohibition in New York, then built a liquor-store empire in South Florida, where he died Monday at 81.
View ArticleBishop Agustin Roman, spiritual leader of Cuban exile community, dies at 83
Auxiliary Bishop Agustin Roman, considered the spiritual leader of Miami's Cuban exile community, died Wednesday in Miami of a heart attack. He was 83.
View ArticleActor, pioneer of Mexican telenovela, dies at 78
Mexican television and movie actor Julio Aleman, who starred in the first telenovela ever produced in the country, died Wednesday. He was 78.
View ArticleBishop Agustin Roman, hero to Cuban exiles, dies at 83
Agustin Roman, the beloved emeritus auxiliary bishop of Miami who was considered the spiritual leader of South Florida's Cuban exile community, died Wednesday night of a heart attack. He was 83.
View ArticleBishop Agustin Roman, hero to Cuban exiles, dies at 83
Agustin Roman, the beloved emeritus auxiliary bishop of Miami who was considered the spiritual leader of South Florida's Cuban exile community, died Wednesday night of a heart attack. He was 83.
View ArticleBeloved Cuban bishop Agustin Roman dies in Miami
Agustin Roman, the first Cuban to be appointed bishop in the United States, has died in Miami. He was 83.
View ArticleFaithful mourn beloved Cuban Auxiliary Bishop Agustín Román
The auxiliary bishop, an advocate for Cubans and all refugees, died of a heart attack Wednesday night.
View ArticleEd Savko, proprietor of biker hangout in L.A. that drew celebrities, dies at 86
Ed Savko, who bought a small-town grocery known as the Rock Store on Mulholland Highway in 1961 and turned it into an internationally recognized motorcycle mecca frequented by celebrities, businessmen,...
View ArticleJack Tramiel, founder of Commodore computers, dies at 83
Jack Tramiel, the tough and aggressive Commodore International founder who brought millions of people into the world of personal computers in the late 1970s and early '80s with his low-cost PCs, has...
View ArticleCanadian author Roger Caron dies at age 73
Canadian author and notorious bank robber Roger Caron has died at age 73.
View ArticleSouth Florida says goodbye to Bishop Román
The chapel he helped build will stay open round-the-clock until Saturday’s funeral Mass for Augustín Román.
View ArticleCanadian author Roger Caron dies at age 73
Canadian author and notorious criminal Roger Caron, who broke out of prison more than a dozen times, has died at age 73.
View ArticleAuthor of 'Miss Read' books dies at 98
Dora Saint, a prolific and gentle chronicler of English village life who wrote under the pen name Miss Read, has died at age 98.
View ArticleGirlfriend of Clark Gable's son found dead in CA
The girlfriend of Clark Gable's only son has died in the couple's Malibu home.
View ArticleFitness magazine publisher Robert Kennedy dies
Robert "Bob" Kennedy, the man behind the Canadian-based publisher of popular health books and fitness magazines including "Oxygen," ''MuscleMag" and "American Curves," has died. He was 73.
View ArticleSaxophonist Love dies; part of Memphis Horns duo
Tenor saxophonist Andrew Love, who formed the award-winning Memphis Horns duo with trumpeter Wayne Jackson and played unforgettable lines behind the royalty of soul, rock, pop and R&B, has died at...
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