Posts in category Obituaries

By DAN SEWELL and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Glenn will lie in state in Ohio’s capitol building before a celebration of …

Staff Report Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command Yesterday marked the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In honor of those who …

By LUIS BENAVIDES and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press LA UNION, Colombia — A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match in …

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press NEW YORK — Sharon Jones, the stout powerhouse who shepherded a soul revival despite not finding stardom until middle age, …

Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Willie Rogers, the oldest surviving member of the original Tuskegee Airmen, died in St. Petersburg. He was 101. The …

Gwen Ifill, who broke barriers in journalism as a black woman, died Monday of cancer. She was 61. President Barack Obama called Ifill a friend …

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK — Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two …

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press MIAMI – Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms …

By SAM FRIEDMAN Fairbanks Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – It took David Rumph Jr. more than five decades to learn that his calling in …

Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ State Rep. Paul Luebke of Durham, a strong and consistent liberal voice on policy issues, has died at age …