Hybrid vehicle battery creator Ovshinsky, 89, dies
Stan Ovshinsky, the self-taught inventor who developed the nickel-metal hydride battery used in the hybrid vehicle industry, has died at his home in suburban Detroit after a fight with cancer. He was 89.
View Article'Emmanuelle' star Sylvia Kristel dies at age 60
Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who starred as a sexually liberated housewife in the 1970s erotic movie "Emmanuelle," has died of cancer at age 60.
View ArticleMary Campbell, music writer for the AP, dies at 78
Mary Campbell, whose childhood affection for the big bands and opera she heard on her radio set the stage for four decades as a music writer for The Associated Press, died Friday. She was 78.
View ArticleRadio icon Neil Rogers dies at 68
Before anyone ever heard the term "shock jock," Neil Rogers was ranting and kvetching his way to the top of talk radio in South Florida.
View ArticleFather of bone marrow transplant is dead at 92
E. Donnall Thomas, a physician who pioneered the use of bone marrow transplants in leukemia patients and later won the 1990 Nobel Prize in medicine, has died in Seattle at age 92.
View ArticleGeorge McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid
George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way - and that he had done so.
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: The life and times of George McGovern
Proud liberal. Staunch foe of the Vietnam War. Decorated World War II bomber pilot. Three-time U.S. senator. Presidential candidate dealt a crushing defeat by Richard Nixon in 1972.
View ArticleClintons remember McGovern for anti-hunger efforts
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, say they are saddened by the passing of former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern.
View ArticleBollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra dies at 80
Bollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra, whose classic love tales made him the Indian film industry's "King of Romance," has died after contracting dengue fever. He was 80.
View ArticleIndian movie mogul Yash Chopra dies
Bollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra died Sunday in Mumbai more than a week after he contracted dengue fever, a doctor said. He was 80.
View ArticleGeorge McGovern, Democratic idealist and presidential candidate, dies at 90
George S. McGovern, an icon of American liberalism who campaigned for the White House with moral fervor against President Richard M. Nixon and the Vietnam War but lost in a landslide, died Sunday. He...
View ArticleE. Donnall Thomas, doctor who advanced life-saving bone marrow transplants,...
Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, who showed that it was possible to transplant bone marrow to save the lives of patients dying from blood cancer and other blood disorders, a discovery that earned him a Nobel...
View ArticleGeorge McGovern, Democratic idealist and presidential candidate, dies at 90
George S. McGovern, an icon of American liberalism who campaigned for the White House with moral fervor against President Richard M. Nixon and the Vietnam War but lost in a landslide, died Sunday. He...
View ArticleLongtime Indian activist Russell Means dies at 72
Russell Means spent a lifetime as a modern American Indian warrior. He railed against broken treaties, fought for the return of stolen land and even took up arms against the federal government.
View ArticleNY philosopher, popular skeptic Kurtz dies at 86
Paul Kurtz, who founded an international center devoted to debunking psychics and UFOs and promoting science and reason over what he viewed as religious myths, has died. He was 86.
View ArticleBill Aucoin | Kiss manager took guys in jeans and makeup to hard-rocking fame
In a PBS interview last year, Bill Aucoin talked about leaving his behind-the-scenes career in network television to manage one of the most recognizable rock bands in history: Kiss.
View ArticleLiberal US appeals judge Betty Fletcher dies at 89
Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, considered a liberal stalwart of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for decades, has died at age 89, a spokesman for the court said Tuesday.
View ArticlePalmetto High band director dies of cancer just days after his wedding
A new husband and dad succumbs to a fast-moving cancer less than two weeks after his wedding.
View ArticleDowntown Miami leader, owner of landmark store La Epoca, dies
Tony Alonso, who championed Flagler Street in Downtown Miami and Baptist Health South Florida, died Thursday.
View ArticleEmanuel Steward, famed boxing trainer, dies at 68
Emanuel Steward, earnest yet easygoing, proved rough and tough wasn't the only way to win in boxing.
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