Unsung Cowboys defensive standout Jethro Pugh dead at 70
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jethro Pugh played alongside Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Randy White in a long career as a defensive tackle for …
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jethro Pugh played alongside Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Randy White in a long career as a defensive tackle for …
By SYLVIA WINGFIELD and MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues musician Melvin Jackson, who performed for years with legends B.B. King and Bobby “Blue” Bland, has died, a family member …
By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press Here is a roll call of some of the people who died in 2014. January Amiri Baraka, 79. Militant man …
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Lowell Steward, a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen who flew well over 100 missions over Europe during World War II, …
Though he often held positions of authority, Robert H. Simms was a man of the people. He wore many hats as an educator, photographer, counselor …
China Valles, the beloved “Mahj,” who entertained night owls and jazz aficionados on South Florida radio stations for decades, died Dec. 17 at age 89. …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Photojournalist Michel du Cille, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who recently captured compelling images of Ebola patients and their caretakers, died in …
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bryan Burwell, a longtime sports columnist with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died Thursday after a short battle with cancer. He was …
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prominent Indianapolis executive and black community leader William Mays has died at age 69. The Indianapolis Recorder newspaper that Mays owned says …