John Coleman, co-founder of Weather Channel, dies at 83
LAS VEGAS -- John Coleman, who co-founded The Weather Channel and was the original meteorologist on ABC's "Good Morning America" during a six-decade broadcasting career but who later drew people's...
View ArticleHugh Masekela, South African jazz legend, dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Hugh Masekela, the legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist, has died after a decadelong fight with cancer. He was 78.
View ArticleRev. Wyatt Tee Walker, civil rights leader, MLK aide, dies
CHESTER, Va. -- The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a leader in the civil rights movement who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. assemble his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail," has died.
View ArticleAlbert E. Morel, Korean War Army vet, machinist dies at 85
Albert E. Morel, a Korean War veteran whose careers on Long Island included managing bowling alleys, making helicopter blades and running a bar, died Jan. 4 at his Coram home of natural causes.
View ArticleKenneth Vaughan Sr., longtime LI resident and Vietnam veteran, dies
When faced with a dilemma, Kenneth Vaughan Sr. strategized and figured out a solution, whether he was playing a game of chess with his grandson or stranded on the side of the Long Island Expressway.
View ArticleDennis Peron, medical marijuana activist, dies at 72
SAN FRANCISCO -- Dennis Peron, an activist who was among the first people to argue for the benefits of marijuana for AIDS patients and helped legalize medical pot in California, died Saturday at 72.
View ArticleIKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91
STOCKHOLM -- Ingvar Kamprad, the IKEA founder who turned a small-scale mail order business into a global furniture empire, has died at 91, the company said Sunday.
View ArticleHolocaust survivor Arkady Waispapir dies at 96
BERLIN -- Arkady Waispapir, one of the last known survivors of the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, has died in Ukraine. He was 96.
View ArticleRobert Parry, who was Pulitzer Prize finalist, dies at 68
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Robert Parry, a longtime investigative journalist who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1985 for his Associated Press exclusives about the CIA's production of an assassination manual...
View ArticleL.A. synagogue founder Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin dies at 97
LOS ANGELES -- Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, who founded a synagogue in Los Angeles more than 50 years ago that became one of the largest Reform congregations in the country, has died at 97.
View ArticleWendell Castle, who created art out of furniture, dies at 85
Wendell Castle, an artist known as the father of art furniture whose masterworks were exhibited in pre-eminent museums of the United States but were also objects to be sat or eaten upon, or to hold a...
View ArticleOscar Gamble dead, former Yankee was 68
Oscar Gamble, an outfielder who hit 200 home runs over 17 major league seasons, has died of a rare tumor of the jaw.
View ArticleGene Sharp, advocate for nonviolent resistance, dies at 90
BOSTON -- Gene Sharp, a lifelong advocate of nonviolent resistance whose influence has been cited in social upheaval around the world, has died.
View ArticleEdwin Jackson among two men struck, killed by suspected drunk driver, Colts say
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was one of two men killed early Sunday when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in...
View ArticleLandrum Bolling, peace activist, Carter adviser, dies at 104
Landrum Bolling, a Quaker who preached nonviolence in the world's trouble spots, helped free a CNN journalist taken hostage in Beirut and became a backstairs adviser and go-between for President Jimmy...
View ArticleRichard Bowden, who protected civil rights figures, dies
Richard K. "Kirk" Bowden, who served as a deputy U.S. marshal during the civil rights era, providing security at the 1963 March on Washington and for James Meredith, the first African-American student...
View ArticleJohn Mahoney, who played dad on 'Frasier,' dies at 77
LOS ANGELES -- John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad on "Frasier" played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, has died. Mahoney was 77.
View ArticleCliff Bourland, oldest living gold medalist, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES -- Olympic sprinter Cliff Bourland, America's oldest living gold medalist, has died. He was 97.
View ArticleMickey Jones of 'Justified' and 'Home Improvement' dies
LOS ANGELES -- Mickey Jones, a veteran character actor who played Rodney "Hot Rod" Dunham on "Justified" and construction worker Pete on the 1990s sitcom "Home Improvement," has died. He was 76.
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