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Irish stage actor Dowling dead at age 83

Stage actor Vincent G. Dowling, who had a long-time association with Ireland's national theater company and performed several times in the Reagan White House, has died in Massachusetts at age 83. His wife, Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling, said Dowling died Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after complications following surgery. ...

Hairdresser 'Kenneth' Battelle dies at age 86

Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, has died at age 86, said Kevin Lee, creative director of Battelle's company, on Tuesday. Lee said Battelle died Sunday at his home in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. He said Battelle ...

FILE - This Jan. 20, 1961 file photo shows President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy as they attend one of five inaugural balls in Washington.  Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, died at his home in Wappinger's Falls, N.Y. on Sunday, May 12, 2013. He was 86.  Battelle made a splash in the worlds of fashion, celebrity and socialites with his style of movement and shine, instead of the stiffer looks that had been popular with the previous generation.  (AP Photo, file)

Hairdresser 'Kenneth' Battelle dies at age 86

Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, has died at age 86, said Kevin Lee, creative director of Battelle's company, on Tuesday. Lee said Battelle died Sunday at his home in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. He said Battelle ...

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Before Dr. Phil and Dr. Drew and Dr. Oz, there was Joyce Brothers. The popular psychologist pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s, opening the airwaves to discussions of love, marriage and parenting, as well as such taboo subjects as menopause, frigidity, impotence and sexual enjoyment. She went on ...

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85. Brothers died Monday of respiratory failure in New York City, according to her longtime ...

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85. Brothers died Monday of respiratory failure in New York City, according to her longtime ...

Louis Ponce, brother-in-law of Bobbi Salinas-Norman, walks through the apartment on May 10, 2013, where Salinas-Norman was found dead.   Ponce discovered  The remains of Salinas-Norman, a Chicana activist, teacher and author, last week and authorities say she may have been dead for more than a year.    (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican,Luis Sanchez Saturno)

Mummified body of Chicana author found in NM home

A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author. Santa Fe police said the decomposed remains of Barbara Salinas-Norman were discovered last week and authorities say she may have been dead for more than a year. ...

Correction: Music-Brubeck Tribute story

NEW YORK (AP) — In a May 12 story about a tribute to the late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, The Associated Press incorrectly gave the name of the Brubeck son who performed on cello. His name is Matthew Brubeck, not Michael Brubeck. Michael Brubeck, the jazz legend's second-oldest son, died ...

Correction: Music-Brubeck Tribute story

In a May 12 story about a tribute to the late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, The Associated Press incorrectly gave the name of the Brubeck son who performed on cello. His name is Matthew Brubeck, not Michael Brubeck. Michael Brubeck, the jazz legend's second-oldest son, died of a heart attack ...

Longtime head of girls athletic union dies at 90

The longtime head of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has died at age 90. The organization announced that E. Wayne Cooley died Saturday. Cooley became executive secretary of the athletic union in 1954. Over the next 48 years, he led an expansion of interscholastic activities from the single ...

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