National Obituaries

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Robert Larry Hobbs, an Associated Press editor who guided coverage of Florida news for more than three decades with unflappable calm and gentle counsel, has died. He was 83.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Robert Larry Hobbs, an Associated Press editor who guided coverage of Florida news for more than three decades with unflappable calm and gentle counsel, has died. He was 83.

LONDON (AP) — British actor Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on three occasions and the classic titular Shakespeare roles of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, has died, He was 90.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles in K-dramas “Moon Embracing the Sun” and “Queen Woo,” was found dead at his home in capital Seoul. He was 39.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. He was 84.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. He was 84.

LONDON (AP) — Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died at 93.

VICTORIA — John Horgan would often say he believed most people in British Columbia were New Democrats deep down but they just didn't know it yet.

Tributes to former British Columbia premier John Horgan are flowing after his death on Tuesday at the age of 65. Here are some of them: "John embodied kindness and courage. He was a fighter.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Gerry Faust, the gravel-voiced Cincinnati high school coach who lived a dream by becoming the coach at Notre Dame, has died. He was 89.