Snipers kill Andrew Sundberg in Minneapolis police standoff
Minneapolis (AP) – Two Minneapolis police snipers fatally shot a man from the roof of an apartment building across the street from where he had …
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Trial begins in death of retired St. Louis police Captain Dorn Trial begins in death of retired St. Louis police Captain Dorn
St. Louis (AP) – A man accused of killing a retired St. Louis police captain while looting a store during a violent night prompted by …
Jose Eduardo dos Santos, former Angola president, 89
Lisbon, Portugal (AP) – Jose Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers who during almost four decades as president of Angola fought the …
Obituaries
ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Laura E. Giles, 78, died July 5. Service will be held 11am Thursday, July 14, at New Hope Baptist …
Oprah’s father Vernon, at 89
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89. Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father …
Black leader who fought Trump Tulsa campaign rally killed
Bixby, Okla. (AP) – A Black business leader and community activist who joined Tulsa civic leaders in fighting then-President Donald Trump’s plan to hold a …
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ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME James McBride, 82, died June 30. Service will be held 10am Friday, July 8, at New Mount Olive Baptist …
Headstone donated for grave of former slave in Alabama
Florence, Ala. (AP) – Bill Simpson never knew Ike Coffee, but he heard numerous stories about him from when his mother and aunts were growing …
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JAY FUNERAL HOME Ossie Hollis, 84, educator, died June 18. Service will be held 10am Saturday, June 25, at Second Baptist Church. Bishop Simeon D. …
Mississippi, Alabama mourners praise policeman killed on duty
Meridian, Miss. (AP) – A police officer killed on duty in Mississippi earlier this month is being remembered there and in his Alabama hometown as …