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Broadway Legend Jerry Herman Is Dead At 88
The Broadway songwriter died in Miami of pulmonary complications, according to his publicist. -
Songwriter Allee Willis, Whose Work Spanned 'Friends' And 'The Color Purple,' Dies
Willis, 72, also worked with Earth, Wind & Fire. She says she learned from the band's Maurice White to "never let the lyric get in the way of the groove." -
Herman Boone, Football Coach Of 'Remember The Titans' Fame, Dies
Boone, who was 84, died just seven months after the death of Bill Yoast, his friend and fellow coach at T.C. Williams High School. -
Anna Karina, Acclaimed French New Wave Actress, Dies At 79
Danish-born Karina hitchhiked to Paris at the age of 17. Before long, she would establish herself as one of the most prominent actors in the French New Wave film scene of the 1960s. -
Pete Frates' Idea 'Completely Changed Everything' For ALS Research, Says Trenni Kusnierek
The man behind the Ice Bucket Challenge, which raised close to a billion dollars for ALS research, has died. -
Up To 13 Feared Dead In Volcanic Eruption Off New Zealand
A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday, killing five people and leaving eight others missing and feared dead, authorities said. -
Pete Frates, Activist Who Inspired The Ice Bucket Challenge That Raised Funds for ALS Research, Dies At 34
Frates, who had ALS, was the inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge, which has raised $220 million for research into the disease. -
Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies at 92
Volcker took the top job at the Federal Reserve in 1979, at a time when inflation was spiraling out of control. He is credited with taming it. -
Sesame Street Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Dies At Age 85
Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85. -
9 Killed, 3 Injured In South Dakota Plane Crash, Officials Say
The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were killed after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured.
