Hall of Fame Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78
"Few Canadians have given more, or stood taller, for our country," Canadian Prime Minister Mark...
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Joseph McNeil dies at 83; civil rights activist helped spark a protest movement at a North Carolina lunch counter
The sit-in led to the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which became a...
Duchess of Kent dies at 92; cousin to Queen Elizabeth II brought ‘human touch’ to royal role
The duchess, born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, presented trophies at Wimbledon for many years and...
Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91
From the executive office to the Hollywood screen, Armani dressed the rich and famous in...
Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor best known for ‘Dances with Wolves’, dies at 73
Greene died Monday in Stratford, Ontario, after a long battle with an unspecified illness.
Founding member of acclaimed San Jose rock band dies at 58
John Cummings, who co-founded the San Jose rock act The Odd Numbers, has died at...
Randy Moffitt, former SF Giants reliever and brother of Billie Jean King, dies at 76
Moffitt, the brother of Billie Jean King, ranks ninth all-time in franchise history in saves
Duke Cunningham, war hero turned corrupt California congressman, dies at 83
The former San Diego-area representative served more than eight years in prison following federal charges...
‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96
Among Adler’s acting credits are “The Sopranos,” on which he played Tony Soprano adviser Hesh...
Ron Turcotte dies at 84; legendary jockey rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown
Turcotte won more than 3,000 races over a nearly two-decade career that ended in 1978...