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Ethel Kennedy, activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at age 96

BOSTON (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after his assassination and spent decades thereafter supporting social causes and the family's legacy, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. “It…

Ratan Tata, former chairman of India's Tata Sons, dies at the age of 86

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died Wednesday evening in a Mumbai hospital. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata's death, describing him as his “friend, mentor and guide”…

Red Sox All-Star Luis Tiant, known as “El Tiante,” has died at age 83

Luis Tiant, the Cuban pitcher known as “El Tiante” who led the Red Sox to a World Series appearance in 1975, has died, according to the Boston Globe. He was 83. The cause of death was not disclosed. Tiant was…

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother and Grammy-winning singer, has died at the age of 91

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians such as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning at…

General Hospital's Ryan's Hope actor was 78

Ron Hale, who starred throughout Roger Coleridge's 14-year run Ryan's hope and had an even longer role as Mike Corbin on another ABC soap opera. General Hospitalhas died. He was 78. Hale, who lived in St. George, South Carolina, died…

John Amos cause of death revealed

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed this Good times And roots Star John Amos died of heart failure, according to the actor's death certificate, obtained by TMZ. Amos died on August 21st at the age of 84, but…

Frank Fritz from “American Pickers” dies at the age of 60

Frank Fritz, part of a two-man team that drove around the United States on the reality show “American Pickers” looking for antiques and collectibles to buy and resell, has died. He died Monday night at a hospice facility in Davenport,…

John Amos, star of television series “Good Times” and “Roots,” has died at the age of 84

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/FILE PHOTO Actor John Amos arrives in New York for the New York premiere of “Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection” in June 2012. Amos died Aug. 21 in Los Angeles at age 84, said his son Kelly Christopher (KC)…

Ken Page, voice of Oogie Boogie, dies at age 70

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside him Beyoncé in “Dream Girls” introduced Broadway audiences to ancient Deuteronomy “cats” and shocked generations of children when the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of…

John Amos, “Good Times” patriarch and Emmy nominee for “Roots,” dies at 84

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” won an award Emmy nominee for his role in the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries “Roots” has died. He was 84. Amos' publicist…