Congolese opposition leader Tshisekedi dies at the age of 84
By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – Congo’s opposition icon Etienne Tshisekedi, who pushed for democratic reforms for decades in …
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Georgia city police chief, mayor apologize for 1940 lynching
LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) In an emotional ceremony, the mayor and the police chief of a west Georgia city have apologized for the lynching of a …
No prison time for father who pleads in baby’s hot car death
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi father pleaded guilty Friday in the hot car death of his baby daughter …
Final respects paid to Bishop Eddie Long at celebration of life
Staff Report LITHONIA, Ga. — People are paying their final respects during a service to celebrate the life of Eddie Long, a Georgia megachurch pastor …
Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82
By SETH BORENSTEIN and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HOUSTON — Astronaut Eugene “Gene” Cernan traced his only child’s initials in the dust of the lunar …
Vet who served with first black Marines during WWII dies at 89
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A Georgia man who served among the first black U.S. Marines during World War II died Jan. 3, just a …
Willie Evans, member of Buffalo’s 1958 Tangerine Bowl team, dies
By JOHN WAWROW Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. – Willie Evans, the star black halfback of Buffalo’s 1958 team that balked at competing in the Tangerine …
Sonny Wright, founder of Miami’s first black-owned bank, dies at 81
Sonny Wright, 81, was born in Swainsboro, Georgia on January 22, 1935 to parents Bessie Burley and Lindzey Wright. His family later migrated to Brooklyn, …
Howard Bingham, Muhammad Ali’s personal photographer, dies
By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Howard Bingham, long- time personal photographer, confidant and perhaps the closest friend of boxing great Muhammad Ali, …
Family and friends gather for Reno’s memorial
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI – Former President Bill Clinton says ex- Attorney General Janet Reno never took the easy way out …