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  • Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84

    NEW YORK (AP) — Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifel...

    December 12, 2022

  • Paul Silas, 3-time NBA champion, longtime coach, dies at 79

    Basketball taught Paul Silas how to be patient. As a player, he waited 10 years before winning his f...

    December 12, 2022

  • Film director Yoshishige Yoshida dies at 89

    Film director Yoshishige Yoshida died of pneumonia on Thursday. He was 89. Yoshida was known for su...

    December 9, 2022

  • Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at 71

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner whose roles on the TV megahit “Cheers” and ...

    December 6, 2022

  • Bob McGrath, ‘Sesame Street’ legend, dies at 90

    Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the f...

    December 6, 2022

  • Actor Toru Watanabe dies at 61

    Actor Toru Watanabe died Monday of sepsis at the age of 61....

    December 2, 2022

  • Former Matsushita Electric President Kunio Nakamura dies at 83

    Kunio Nakamura, former president of Panasonic Holdings Corp. forerunner Matsushita Electric Industri...

    November 30, 2022

  • Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies at 96

    Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country out of isolation after the crushing of pro...

    November 30, 2022

  • Clarence Gilyard, ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Matlock’ actor, dies at 66

    NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbust...

    November 30, 2022

  • Film director Yoichi Sai dies of cancer at 73

    Film director Yoichi Sai died Sunday of bladder cancer. He was 73. He is known for directing such ...

    November 28, 2022

  • Godzilla movie director Kazuki Omori dies

    Film director Kazuki Omori, who worked on several Godzilla movies, died of acute myeloid leukemia at...

    November 15, 2022

  • John Aniston, star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dead at 89

    NEW YORK (AP) — John Aniston, the Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” an...

    November 15, 2022

  • Former baseball player Choji Murata dies at 72 in a fire at his home

    Former baseball player Choji Murata dies at 72 in a fire at his home...

    November 11, 2022

  • Singer-rapper Aaron Carter dies in California at age 34

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit album...

    November 6, 2022

  • Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97

    NEW YORK (AP) — Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spi...

    October 30, 2022

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