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1st Black Vegas officer role model 'for people of any color'

1st Black Vegas officer role model 'for people of any color'

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas was still heavily segregated in 1946 when Herman Moody became the city’s first Black police officer. He served for more than three decades in the role, continuing to mentor officers long after he retired in 1977.
Founder of Chicago beef shop that inspired 'The Bear' dies

Founder of Chicago beef shop that inspired 'The Bear' dies

CHICAGO (AP) — The founder of the Chicago Italian beef shop that inspired FX’s "The Bear," Joseph Zucchero, has died at 69, his son said. Mr. Beef, the no-frills sandwich joint in Chicago's River North, has been a neighborhood staple for decades.
Founder of Love's Travel Stops dies in Oklahoma at age 85

Founder of Love's Travel Stops dies in Oklahoma at age 85

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores says the founder of the truck stop chain known for its red and yellow heart logo, “Clean Places, Friendly Faces” motto and in-store showers has died.

Author Ian Falconer of 'Olivia' books for children dies

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died. Falconer’s lawyer and agent Conrad M.

Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bobby Goodman dies at 83

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Hall of Fame boxing matchmaker and publicist Robert “Bobby” Goodman, who promoted two major Muhammad Ali fights in the 1970s, has died. He was 83.
Barbara Bryant, first woman to lead Census Bureau, has died

Barbara Bryant, first woman to lead Census Bureau, has died

Barbara Everitt Bryant, the first woman to run the U.S. Census Bureau and its leader during the contentious debate over how to compensate for undercounts of minority groups in the 1990 census, has died. She was 96.
Former BofA CEO Richard Rosenberg dead at 92

Former BofA CEO Richard Rosenberg dead at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Rosenberg, who doubled the size of Bank of America in the 1990s as chairman and CEO and started the bank on its path to becoming one of the world's largest consumer banking franchises, died Friday, his family said in a stateme
Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71

Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71

Gary Rossington, a co-founder and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write the classic answer song “Sweet Home Alabama” and played unforgettable slide guitar on the rock anthem “Free Bird,” died Sunday at age 71.
Trailblazing transgender lawmaker Georgina Beyer dies at 65

Trailblazing transgender lawmaker Georgina Beyer dies at 65

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Georgina Beyer, a trailblazing New Zealand politician who in 1999 became the world's first openly transgender member of Parliament, died Monday at the age of 65.
'Creature from the Black Lagoon' actor Ricou Browning dies

'Creature from the Black Lagoon' actor Ricou Browning dies

Ricou Browning, a skilled swimmer best known for his underwater role as the Gill Man in the quintessential 3D black-and-white 1950s monster movie “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” has died, his family told various media outlets. He was 93.
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