Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81

Colm McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars a year, ...

World - ABC News - November 1

Judith Jamison, famed dancer, dies at age 81

Judith Jameson, the acclaimed dancer who went on to become the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died. She was 81. Shanelle Kaul takes a look at her legacy.

Quincy Jones, giant of US music who produced Michael Jackson's Thriller, dies aged 91

Jones was best known as the producer of three Michael Jackson albums - Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.

Snell unsurprisingly opts out of Giants contract, becomes free agent

Blake Snell officially opted out of the second year of his San Francisco Giants contract and is an MLB free agent this offseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Spencer Lawton, the Savannah prosecutor who tried 'Midnight in the Garden' case, dies at 81

The Georgia prosecutor who tried the murder case made famous by the book “Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil” has died

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago

Charles Brandt, Whose Book Inspired ‘The Irishman,’ Dies at 82

“I Heard You Paint Houses,” his true-crime best seller about the death of Jimmy Hoffa, was brought to the screen by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Blake Snell opts out of Giants contract, becomes free agent ahead of 2025 season

The 31-year-old Snell started 20 games for the Giants in 2024, one year after winning the NL Cy Young Award

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

Daughter's tribute to 'gentle giant' who died after being punched

A pensioner who was punched in County Antrim over the weekend dies in hospital.

Police inquiry after boy who was shaken as baby dies aged 9

North Yorkshire Police says it is investigating the cause of Bradley Nelson's death last month.

Frank Auerbach, artist who fled the Nazis as a child, dies aged 93

Auerbach died peacefully at his home in London on Monday morning, his representatives confirmed.

Shel Talmy, producer for the Who, the Kinks and David Bowie, dies aged 87

The American producer helped to craft a raw, immediate sound for British rock in the mid-1960s, with hits such as You Really Got Me and My Generation. Shel Talmy, the music producer behind classics ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Judith Jamison, influential dancer and choreographer, dies at 81

Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades was artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died on Saturday in New York at the age of 81.

Nigeria’s army chief, who led the country through one of Africa's longest conflicts, dies at 56

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Nigeria’s army chief, who led country through one of Africa's longest conflicts, dies

Nigeria’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African nation’s hard-hit northeast, has died ...

World - ABC News - November 6

Soto, Burnes, Buehler, Fried among 136 who become free agents with 64 more awaiting pending options

Outfielder Juan Soto, pitchers Corbin Burnes, Walker Buehler and Max Fried, first baseman Pete Alonso, third baseman Alex Bregman, outfielder Anthony Santander and shortstop Willy Adames were among ...

Sports - ABC News - October 31

Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born Dodgers ace who inspired ‘Fernandomania,’ has died at age 63

Sports - ABC News - October 22

Indigenous Canadian judge who reshaped nation’s legal system dies aged 73

Murray Sinclair praised by prime minister for pioneering country’s Indigenous reconciliation efforts. Murray Sinclair, the Anishinaabe judge, senator and university chancellor, who reshaped ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93

Saved by a sponsorship that took him from Berlin to London as a child, the artist later fell in with Soho’s artistic crowd including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Frank Auerbach: a life in ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci, dies aged 82

Karolyi trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and help turn the US into an international gymnastics power. Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey Dancer of ‘Power and Radiance,’ Dies at 81

She became an international star as a member of the company and later directed it, guiding it out of debt and boosting its popularity.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 10

Transcendent dancer Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies at 81

Acclaimed dancer become Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artistic director.

Entertainment - ABC News - November 10

Judith Jamison, dancer & Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies at 81

Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died at age 81.

Entertainment - CBS News - November 9

Judith Jamison, celebrated Alvin Ailey dance performer and choreographer, dies at 81

Renowned dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced. She was 81.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 11

Longtime Bulls star Bob Love dies at 81 after cancer battle

Bob Love is one of just four players in Bulls history to have his jersey retired by the organization.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

Legendary Bulls forward Bob Love dies at 81 after cancer battle

Legendary Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love, one of the first stars the team had, has died at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer.

Bob Love, Chicago Bulls All-Star, Dies at 81

Love was a cornerstone of the franchise’s success in the early 1970s. He struggled with a stutter that he overcame only after his playing days were over.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Ex-Bulls star Love dies at 81 after cancer battle

Former Chicago Bulls star forward Bob Love died Monday following a long battle with cancer. He was 81.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Call Of Duty's The Replacer Is Becoming A Playable Operator In Black Ops 6

The centerpiece of Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 marketing campaign--Peter Stormare's The Replacer--is coming to the game as a playable character in the upcoming Season 1 update.. The ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 7

Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, dies at 81

Entertainment - ABC News - November 9

Bulls legend Bob Love, a three-time NBA All-Star, dies of cancer at 81

Love is one of four players to have his number retired by the Bulls

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

Report: Giants ‘most interested' in signing free-agent shortstop Kim

The San Francisco Giants reportedly are the team expressing the most interest in free-agent shortstop Ha-Seong Kim.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Quincy Jones, Giant of American Music, Dies at 91

As a producer, he made the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” He was also a prolific arranger and composer of film music.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 5

Tarzan star Ron Ely dies aged 86

The actor also appeared in hit 1980s television shows Wonder Woman and The Love Boat.

Donovan, Browns radio announcer, dies at age 68

Jim Donovan, the beloved radio play-by-play announcer for the Browns and a TV sports fixture for more than four decades, has died at the age of 68.

Sports - ESPN - October 26

Comedian Janey Godley dies aged 63

She was "surrounded by her loved ones", her management has confirmed.

Nigeria's army chief dies aged 56

World - Yahoo News - November 6

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