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Jan 22, 2024 1:53 PM CST

MLK's Youngest Son Is Dead at 62

Dexter Scott King had prostate cancer

(Newser) - Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer, per the AP . The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter King served as chairman, said the 62-year-old son of the civil rights icon died at his home in Malibu,...

She Had
a Massive Hit
With the
Shangri-Las

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Jan 21, 2024 5:31 AM CST

She Had a Massive Hit With the Shangri-Las

Mary Weiss of 'Leader of the Pack' fame and more is dead at 75

(Newser) - A familiar voice from the 1960s has died. Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las, was 75, reports Rolling Stone . The group is best known for "Leader of the Pack," which reached No. 1 in 1964 and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, per...

A Pole Vault
World Champ
Is Dead at 29

Jan 19, 2024 1:30 AM CST

A Pole Vault World Champ Is Dead at 29

Shawn Barber died of medical complications after an unspecified illness

(Newser) - World champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber, whom the Athletic calls "Canada's greatest pole vaulter," died Wednesday at his Texas home, his agent confirms to the AP . He was 29. Though details are not clear, he'd been having health problems for some time, and died as a...

Joyce Randolph Played
Herself on The Honeymooners

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Jan 14, 2024 1:50 PM CST

Joyce Randolph Played Herself on The Honeymooners

Actress was the last of the 1950s sitcom's cast

(Newser) - Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, has died. She was 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the...

She Fought Developers
Until Her Dying Day

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Jan 11, 2024 11:51 AM CST

She Fought Developers Until Her Dying Day

Josephine Wright of South Carolina's Hilton Head Island is dead at 94

(Newser) - A woman on South Carolina's Hilton Head Island who drew national attention from stars such as Tyler Perry and Snoop Dogg as she fought off developers in her final years has died at 94. Josephine Wright came to embody the development pressures displacing residents of historic African American communities...

He Fought Pete Rose on Field,
Waved In a Famous Run

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Jan 11, 2024 11:11 AM CST

He Fought Pete Rose on Field, Waved In a Famous Run

Bud Harrelson, the only person in a Mets uniform for both World Series wins, has died

(Newser) - Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win two astonishing championships, died Thursday at age 79 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. The AP has some great nuggets on his career:

Iconic:

...

Actor Adan Canto Dead at 42

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Jan 10, 2024 3:52 PM CST

Actor Adan Canto Dead at 42

Kiefer Sutherland mourns 'Designated Survivor' co-star

(Newser) - Kiefer Sutherland is among the stars mourning actor and singer Adan Canto, who has died at age 42 of a rare form of cancer. In an Instagram post , Sutherland said he is "heartbroken" by the loss of his Designated Survivor co-star, whom he called a "wonderful spirit."...

Elegant German Great Hoisted
World Cup as Player, Coach

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Jan 8, 2024 6:50 PM CST

Elegant German Great Hoisted World Cup as Player, Coach

Franz Beckenbauer said his life went according to plan

(Newser) - Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany's most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78. A statement said he died peacefully Sunday, surrounded by family, the AP reports. The family statement did not provide a...

He Made One of the NFL's
Most Iconic Plays

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Jan 7, 2024 6:30 AM CST

He Made One of the NFL's Most Iconic Plays

Jack Squirek, famous for his Super Bowl pick-six, dies at age 64

(Newser) - The name Jack Squirek may not be a familiar one to most football fans, but the former Raider is being remembered upon his death for what NBC's Pro Football Talk calls "one of the most iconic plays in NFL history." Squirek died Friday after a bout with...

Actor Christian Oliver Killed
in Plane Crash With Daughters

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Jan 5, 2024 2:10 PM CST

Actor Christian Oliver Killed in Plane Crash With Daughters

Small plane went down in the Caribbean; his daughters were ages 10 and 12

(Newser) - US actor Christian Oliver and his two young daughters were killed in a plane crash near a tiny private island in the eastern Caribbean, according to police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The crash occurred Thursday just west of Petit Nevis island near Bequia as the plane headed for...

He Was One
Half of an
Iconic '70s
Pair

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Jan 5, 2024 10:17 AM CST

He Was One Half of an Iconic '70s Pair

Actor David Soul, who played Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson on 'Starsky & Hutch,' has died at 80

(Newser) - Actor David Soul, who earned fame as the blond half of crime-fighting duo Starsky and Hutch in the eponymous popular 1970s television series, has died at the age of 80. His wife, Helen Snell, said Friday that "David Soul—beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother—died yesterday after a...

'Send In the
Clowns' Was
Written for Her

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Jan 5, 2024 1:00 AM CST

'Send In the Clowns' Was Written for Her

Glynis Johns dead at 100

(Newser) - Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie Mary Poppins and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be "Send in the Clowns" by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100, the AP reports. Mitch Clem, her manager,...

Photographer Documented
Apartheid Despite the Cost

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Jan 1, 2024 3:15 PM CST

Photographer Documented Apartheid Despite the Cost

Peter Magubane was beaten, jailed, for covering South Africa's racial oppression

(Newser) - Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa's apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela's first years of freedom after his release from prison, died Monday. He was 91, the AP reports. He was a "legendary...

Cale Yarborough Once Got
Out of His Car to Fight

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Dec 31, 2023 1:25 PM CST

Cale Yarborough Once Got Out of His Car to Fight

NASCAR Hall of Famer was the first to win three straight Cup titles

(Newser) - Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR's all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday. He was 84. NASCAR announced the death of the Hall of Famer and South Carolina native. No cause was given, the AP reports. "Cale Yarborough was one of...

Actor's Films Included
In The Bedroom, Full Monty

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Dec 30, 2023 12:47 PM CST

Actor's Films Included In The Bedroom, Full Monty

Tom Wilkinson appeared in more than 130 film, TV productions

(Newser) - Tom Wilkinson, the British actor whose film career included roles in The Full Monty, Shakespeare in Love, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, died Saturday. He was 75. A statement provided by his agent said Wilkinson was at home with his wife and family when he died suddenly, the BBC...

Europe Mourns EU Architect

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Dec 27, 2023 5:10 PM CST

Europe Mourns EU Architect

Jacques Delors provided a vision for the organization and the euro

(Newser) - Jacques Delors, a Paris bank messenger's son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union, has died in Paris, the Delors Institute think tank told the AP on Wednesday. He was 98. "The whole...

Man Who Put
Avocado Toast
on the Map Has Died

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Dec 27, 2023 2:40 PM CST

Man Who Put Avocado Toast on the Map Has Died

Australian chef Bill Granger was 54

(Newser) - You can find avocado toast on the menus of many, if not most, breakfast joints these days. That was not the case in 1993, when self-taught cook Bill Granger opened his first restaurant, bills. At 21, the Aussie had just dropped out of art school and was keen to share...

Tom Smothers of
Smothers Brothers
Fame Has Died

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Dec 27, 2023 12:20 PM CST

Tom Smothers of Smothers Brothers Fame Has Died

Comedian died of cancer at age 86

(Newser) - Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86. The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday in...

One Life to Live Star
Kamar de los Reyes Is Dead

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Dec 26, 2023 12:01 AM CST

One Life to Live Star Kamar de los Reyes Is Dead

Actor, 56, also known for 'Call of Duty' role, had cancer

(Newser) - Kamar de los Reyes, an actor best known for playing a gang member-turned-cop in the soap One Life to Live and a villain in the video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops II," has died in Los Angeles at 56, the family announced. De los Reyes died Sunday...

Founding Dixie Chicks Member
Laura Lynch Is Dead

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Dec 24, 2023 5:30 AM CST

Founding Dixie Chicks Member Laura Lynch Is Dead

The 65-year-old was killed in a car crash in Texas

(Newser) - One of the original members of the Dixie Chicks was killed in a car crash in Texas on Friday, reports USA Today . Laura Lynch, 65, died in a head-on collision just after sunset on Highway 62, per WFAA and TMZ . Lynch formed the band in 1989 with Martie Maguire, Emily...