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Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:27 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - Physicist Kenneth Wilson, who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine, where he retired to enjoy kayaking with his wife. He was 77.

Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:06:40 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - The Lakota language has lost one of its greatest supporters.

Former state lawmaker Johnson dies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:55 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Former South Dakota legislator Stanley A. Johnson has died. He was 88.

Wyo. State Pen inmate dies after lengthy illness

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:49 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The Wyoming Department of Corrections says a 40-year-old inmate has died following a lengthy illness.

Services set for late NC Gov. Jim Holshouser

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:06 -0400

SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina - Services are coming together for the late North Carolina Gov. Jim Holshouser.

Toddler dies after falling into swimming pool

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:06:39 -0400

PINELLAS PARK, Florida - A toddler found in a backyard swimming pool of a Tampa Bay area home last week has died.

Tennis great Gene Mako dies in Calif. at 97

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:43:25 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old.

Ex-North Carolina Gov. Jim Holshouser dies at 78

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:27:07 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Jim Holshouser, who was North Carolina's first Republican governor elected in the 20th century and then gave early support to Pat McCrory, the first GOP governor of this century, died Monday at age 78.

Reaction to death of former NC Gov. Holshouser

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:55 -0400

Reaction from North Carolina election officials and politicians about Monday's death of former Gov. Jim Holshouser at age 78:

Longtime western Ky. sports writer dead at 46

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:27:26 -0400

PADUCAH, Kentucky - Longtime western Kentucky sports writer Joey Fosko has died after suffering an apparent heart attack. The Paducah Sun (http://bit.ly/19KbSwx ), where Fosko had worked 27 years, reported Fosko's death at 46 on its website Monday.

Ex-North Carolina Gov. Jim Holshouser dies at 78

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:25:08 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Jim Holshouser, who was North Carolina's first Republican governor elected in the 20th century, has died. He was 78.

Pioneering woman photog Helen Brush Jenkins dies

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:57:15 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Helen Brush Jenkins, a pioneering photojournalist who made Life magazine when she snapped a photo of her child moments after giving birth, has died. She was 94.

Body Glove co-founder Bob Meistrell dies at 84

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:44:17 -0400

TORRANCE, California - Bob Meistrell, who co-founded the Body Glove clothing company and helped develop the first neoprene wetsuit, has died in Southern California. He was 84.

Juliaetta farmer dies, was run over by tractor

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:20:12 -0400

LEWISTON, Idaho - A north Idaho farmer has died of injuries suffered when he was run over by a tractor.

Second City co-founder Bernard Sahlins dies at 90

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:53:23 -0400

CHICAGO - Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago's Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of "Saturday Night Live," died Sunday. He was 90.

US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:20:22 -0400

WASHINGTON - Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died.

2 Germans who played on World Cup winners die

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:45:07 -0400

BERLIN - Heinz Flohe and Ottmar Walter, soccer stars who played on World Cup-winning teams for West Germany, have died.

Heinz Flohe, part of '74 WGermany WCup squad, dies

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:03:48 -0400

BERLIN - Heinz Flohe, a member of West Germany's 1974 World Cup-winning squad, has died. He was 65.

Ottmar Walter, German player in 1954 WCup, dies

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:57:05 -0400

BERLIN - Ottmar Walter, a member along with his brother Fritz of the West Germany squad that won the 1954 World Cup, has died. He was 89.

Shipping magnate Paul Soros dies in NYC at 87

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:47:13 -0400

NEW YORK - Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping, philanthropist and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, died in New York City on Saturday after a long bout with a host of illnesses, said his son Peter Soros. He was 87.

Trust fund set up for Jason Leffler's young son

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:30:06 -0400

CORNELIUS, North Carolina - A trust fund has been established for the 5-year-old son of Jason Leffler, the NASCAR driver who died earlier this week in a racing accident.

Investor in Grand Canyon Skywalk dies at 51

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:31:29 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas businessman who developed the Grand Canyon Skywalk glass bridge in northwestern Arizona and later became entangled in legal battles about it has died in Los Angeles, a company representative said Friday.

Leffler's death puts spotlight on short tracks

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:56:48 -0400

BROOKLYN, Michigan - Tony Stewart opened his remarks with a few words about his relationship with Jason Leffler.

Minn. Guard officer dies after cancer fight

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:25:29 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota National Guard officer who spoke and wrote about his battle with cancer has died.

Elizabethtown mayor dies at age 54

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:05:10 -0400

ELIZABETHTOWN, Kentucky - Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker, whose decades-long service to the central Kentucky city included stints as a firefighter and city councilman, died Friday at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was 54.