Peter Ostroushko, virtuoso musician who played with Bob Dylan, Minnesota Orchestra, dies
The Minnesota fiddler/mandolinist suffered a stroke in 2018, derailing his long and celebrated career.
Gambino crime family's elder Gotti, Peter, dies in prison
Mobster Peter Gotti, the brother of notorious Gambino crime boss John Gotti, has died while serving a federal prison sentence, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press Thursday.
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LaVera Daisy, Rondo Days booster, dies after being struck by car in parking lot
Born and raised in St. Paul's historic Rondo neighborhood, LaVera Daisy never strayed too far from home, devoting her life to her community with activism,…
Coronavirus
Lois Ireland Zwettler, artist whose paintings captured Wisconsin, dies of COVID at 92
Her paintings had a sense of authenticity, art critics said, capturing the farmlands and lives of people with an empathy that comes from being one…
Business
Bill Flies, tech pioneer and restorer of Old Frontenac, Minn., dies at 78
Bill Flies, a southern Minnesota farm boy who invented technology, started companies and helped restore a historic Minnesota village on the Mississippi River, died Feb.…
Nation
Prince Harry: Split from royal life 'unbelievably tough'
Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan.
Sports
Irv Cross, NFL player, pioneer Black analyst, dies at 81
Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday. He was 81.
Nation
North Carolina-based mystery writer Maron dies at 82
Margaret Maron, a prolific North Carolina-based mystery writer whose book series won her major awards and plaudits in the genre, has died at age 82, a family member said on Sunday.
World
'Coronation Street' actor Johnny Briggs dies at age 85
Johnny Briggs, a British actor best known for his role as businessman Mike Baldwin in the long-running TV soap opera "Coronation Street," has died. He was 85.
Sports
Finnish rally legend 'Flying Finn' Hannu Mikkola dies at 78
Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 rally world champion and one of Finland's rally greats who earned the nickname the "Flying Finn" and international renown in a driving career spanning more than 30 years, has died. He was 78.
World
Long-time mayor of Croatian capital of Zagreb dies at 65
Milan Bandic, the controversial long-serving mayor of Croatia's capital of Zagreb, has died from a heart attack, his office said Sunday. He was 65.
Business
Fred Segal, LA celebrity fashion retailer, dead at 87
Fred Segal, a notable Los Angeles-based celebrity fashion retailer, died Thursday. He was 87.
Business
The Latest: U.S. FDA approves J&J single-shot vaccine
The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
World
WWII plane fly-past honors Captain Tom Moore at funeral
Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew Saturday over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore to honor of the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of pounds for Britain's health workers by walking laps in his backyard.
Obituaries
Sheila Washington, catalyst for exonerating the Scottsboro Boys, dies at 61
Sheila Washington was cleaning her parents' room at their home in Scottsboro, Ala., in the 1970s when she discovered a paperback hidden in a pillowcase…
Business
'Meyers Manx' dune buggy creator dead at 94
Bruce Meyers was hanging out at Pismo Beach on California's Central Coast one afternoon in 1963 when he saw something that both blew his mind and changed his life: a handful of old, stripped-down cars bouncing across the sand.
Variety
'Meyers Manx' dune buggy creator dead at 94
Bruce Meyers was hanging out at Pismo Beach on California's Central Coast one afternoon in 1963 when he saw something that both blew his mind and changed his life: a handful of old, stripped-down cars bouncing across the sand.
Nation
Sheriff: Louisiana man apparently kills self in jail cell
A Louisiana jail inmate has died after apparently hanging himself in an isolation cell, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said Friday.
Nation
Rush Limbaugh buried in private cemetery in St. Louis
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has been buried in a private cemetery in St. Louis, his family announced Friday.
Nation
Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies
When J. Samuel Hammond arrived as a freshman at Duke University in 1964, he knew nothing about the musical instrument that allowed a player to send melodies ringing across campus from the bells in the school's iconic chapel tower. A demonstration from a fellow student introduced him to the 50-bell carillon that would become his life's work as he played music that marked the end of the academic day for countless students.
Local
Teachers, child care workers eligible for vaccine Monday
Teachers at Wisconsin schools with a higher percentage of students at risk for catching the coronavirus will be prioritized for vaccinations when they become eligible next week, the deputy secretary of the state Department of Health Services said Thursday.
Nation
At divided time, Ohio unites behind statue of John Glenn
Political divisions these days may be deep, but Ohioans never cease to agree on John Glenn.
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