‘Sanford and Son’ star Demond Wilson dies
Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on “Sanford and Son” and went on to…
Catherine O’Hara dies at 71
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay…
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies at 86
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a…
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP House control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican Doug LaMalfa, a California rice farmer who served seven terms in the U.S.…
Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister, dies at 96
LONDON (AP) — Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator…
Brigitte Bardot, French 1960s sex symbol turned animal rights activist, dies at 91
PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens…
Chris Rea, singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ dies at 74
LONDON (AP) — Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit “Driving Home for Christmas,”…
Peter Arnett, who reported on the Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to…
NASCAR legend Greg Biffle remembered for heroic aid during Hurricane Helene
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Greg Biffle was picked by NASCAR as one of its top 75 drivers in…
‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55
LONDON (AP) — Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died…
Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman who owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool teams, dies at 79
DALLAS (AP) — Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional sports franchises and…
Frank Gehry, internationally renowned architect, dies at 96
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved…