‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star Ben Jones dies at 84
Ben Jones, who played the good ol’ boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed…
Don Nelson, second-winningest NBA coach who won 5 titles as a Celtics player, dies at 86
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston…
Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83
DALLAS (AP) — Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House…
Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant in 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut at 78
BEIRUT (AP) — Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s…
Sam Neill, actor known for ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from…
Qatar’s former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed…
South Africa World Cup midfielder Jayden Adams dies at the age of 25
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was…
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, symbol of speech freedom fight, dies
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller who became a symbol of resistance to…
Alan Greenspan, influential former Fed chair who oversaw a decade-long boom, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade…
Cuban Revolution figure Ramiro Valdés Menéndez dies at 94
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a former vice president and a key figure of the Cuban…
Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic, dies at 100
NEW YORK (AP) — Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four…
Art icon David Hockney dies at age 88
LONDON (AP) — Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons…