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A computer screen showing AOL's logo and an ad for email.
Tech

Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail,’ was paid just $200 for the iconic recording heard by millions

By John Seewer and The Associated Press
November 8, 2024
Home Depot honchos CEO Bernard Marcus (L) & Pres. Arthur Blank (R)
Retail

Bernard Marcus, a billionaire behind Home Depot, dies at 95

By David Henry and Bloomberg
November 5, 2024
Quincy Jones, music legend who produced Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ and worked with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Sinatra, dies at 91
Lifestyle

Quincy Jones, music legend who produced Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ and worked with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Sinatra, dies at 91

By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
November 4, 2024
Liam Payne
Lifestyle

Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

By Isabel Debre, Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated Press
October 16, 2024
Sen. Robert Kennedy poses with his wife Ethel outside the Senate Chamber on Oct. 13, 1965.
Politics

Ethel Kennedy’s legacy captured in 10 photos: From Camelot to social justice work

By Michael Casey, Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
October 10, 2024
James Earl Jones in a tuxedo holds an award while standing next to Mark Hamill.
Success

Voice actor James Earl Jones, who died at 93, was paid just $7,000 for his Darth Vader role

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September 10, 2024
Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer, who joined around-the-clock diner chain in 1992, dies at age 58
Leadership

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer, who joined around-the-clock diner chain in 1992, dies at age 58

By
September 9, 2024
Audi executive dies in fall from 10,000-foot mountain
Leadership

Audi executive dies in fall from 10,000-foot mountain

By
September 3, 2024
Johnny Gaudreau
Life

Suspect who hit NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his little brother drank five or six beers before the crash: report

By Stephen Whyno and The Associated Press
August 30, 2024
Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio dies at 83
Leadership

Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio dies at 83

By
August 28, 2024
Mike Lynch was ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’—but the late tech millionaire would spend many of his final months under house arrest
Finance

Mike Lynch was ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’—but the late tech millionaire would spend many of his final months under house arrest

By
August 22, 2024
Lou Dobbs
Politics

Lou Dobbs, conservative TV host and Trump booster, dies at 78

By The Associated Press and Irina Ivanova
July 18, 2024
Morgan Spurlock
Success

The documentarian who only ate McDonald’s for a month has died young of cancer at 53

By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
May 24, 2024
Irving Oil
Success

Arthur Irving, one of Canada’s richest people and heir to a massive oil fortune, has died at 93

By
May 14, 2024
Roger Corman, ‘King of the Bs’ who directed ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and hired young filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, has died at 98
Lifestyle

Roger Corman, ‘King of the Bs’ who directed ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and hired young filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, has died at 98

By Bob Thomas, Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
May 13, 2024

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