Norman Welton, former AP photo editor, dies at 81 (AP)

July 3rd, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

This  July 21, 1983 photo shows retired Associated Press photo editor Norman Welton. Welton, who worked at the Associated Press for 44 years until his March 1992 retirement, died of cancer in Hawley, Penn. on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was 81. (AP Photo)AP - Norman Welton, whose 31-year career as a photo editor for The Associated Press included coverage of New York City, the United Nations and four Olympic Games, has died. He was 81.

Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91 in Calif. (AP)

July 2nd, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

AP - Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon’s ex-White House director of communications and a former editor for Copley Newspapers, has died. He was 91.

Nicaragua: New evidence Arguello death was suicide (AP)

July 2nd, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

People line up to pay their final farewell at the open coffin of Alexis Arguello, three-time world boxing champion, and Mayor of the city of Managua, at the National Palace in the Revolution Square in Managua, Wednesday July 1, 2009. Arguello was found dead Wednesday, presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said. Insde the hearse is Arguello's daughter, Dora Arguello.(AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)AP - Investigators have released new evidence that points to suicide in the death of Managua Mayor and boxing great Alexis Arguello.

Actress Anna Karen Morrow dies at 94 (AP)

July 2nd, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

AP - Anna Karen Morrow, an actress who had a regular role on the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place” and also appeared on Broadway, in films and on numerous other television shows, has died. She was 94.

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97 (AP)

July 1st, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

FILE - In this 1950 file photo, actor Karl Malden is shown. Malden, a former steelworker who won an Oscar for his role as Mitch in the 1951 classic 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' died Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was 97. (AP Photo, file)AP - Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.

Managua Mayor Arguello, former boxing champ, dies (AP)

July 1st, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2008 file photo, Alexis Arguello, three-time world boxing champion, and Managua mayoral candidate of the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front party, FSLN, makes the victory sign to supporters during a closing campaign rally in Managua. Arguello, who once fought against the Sandinistas in the 1980s, but joined the party to win election as mayor of Managua in 2008, was found dead Wednesday, July 1, 2009, presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said.  (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)AP - Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, a former world boxing great, died at his home Wednesday of a single gunshot to the chest, authorities said in ruling the death a probable suicide.

Obituaries in the news (AP)

July 1st, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

AP - Alexis Arguello

Correction: Billy Mays obituary (AP)

July 1st, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

AP - In stories June 28 and June 29 about the death of Billy Mays, The Associated Press misstated the relationship between the TV pitchman and one of his survivors. Mays was survived by a son, Billy Mays III, not a stepson.

Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75 (AP)

July 1st, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Harve Presnell is shown at the premiere of 'Paint Your Wagon,' in New York. Presnell, 75, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' and 'Annie,' died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, of pancreatic cancer at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., according to Presnell's agent, Gregg Klein. (AP Photo, file)AP - Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and “Annie,” has died at age 75.

German choreographer Pina Bausch dies (AP)

July 1st, 2009 - Posted by: Steve Shickles

AP - Pina Bausch, a German choreographer known for her pioneering work, died Tuesday. She was 68.