LONDON (AP) — British writer Joanna Trollope, whose bestselling novels charted domestic and romantic travails in well-heeled rural England, has died, her family said Friday. She was 82.…
Read more Bestselling British writer Joanna Trollope dies at 82Sophie Kinsella, who has died at age 55, had a special talent for characters who persevered through the most embarrassing mishaps — often of their own making. Here…
Read more 5 notable books by author Sophie Kinsella, who died at age 55Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf’s most gregarious characters whose career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods, has died, according…
Read more Fuzzy Zoeller, two-time major champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74LONDON (AP) — Gary Mounfield, the former bass player of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, two of the most influential British rock bands of the past four…
Read more Gary Mounfield, former Stone Roses bassist, has died at 63PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Udo Kier, the German actor whose icy gaze and strange, scene-stealing screen presence made him a favorite of filmmakers including Andy Warhol, Gus…
Read more Udo Kier, striking German actor from ‘My Own Private Idaho’ and ‘Ace Ventura,’ dies at 81Paul Costelloe, the Irish-American designer who dressed the late Princess Diana and became a stalwart of the London fashion scene, has died, his company confirmed. He was 80.…
Read more Paul Costelloe, Irish-American fashion designer for Princess Diana, dies at 80Randy Jones, the left-hander who won the Cy Young Award with the San Diego Padres in 1976 during a 10-year major league career, has died. He was 75.…
Read more Randy Jones, the San Diego Padres’ first Cy Young Award winner, dies at 75ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australian cyclist Paige Greco, a Paralympic gold medalist, has died. She was 28. A joint statement by the Australian Paralympic Committee and Australian cycling…
Read more Paige Greco, Paralympic gold medalist, dies at 28NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV, best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and…
Read more Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination in ‘Anna,’ dies at age 84James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has…
Read more James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in…
Read more Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24 after evading officers, police sayNick Mangold’s long, blond hair and bushy beard made him instantly recognizable. His gritty, outstanding performance on the field for the New York Jets made him one of…
Read more Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after announcing he had kidney diseaseD’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has…
Read more D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies