'Soul Train' producer Don Cornelius dies

| |Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2012

He showcased legendary R&B artists and overcame racial barriers.Read more

'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide

| |Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2012

"Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.Read more

Kevin White, longtime Boston mayor, dies at 82

| |Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012

Kevin H. White, a four-term mayor who led Boston through years of racial violence and economic stagnation and was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity, has died. He was 82.Read more

The Rev. Miles L. Seaborn Jr., retired pastor, missionary, former trustee at Fort Worth seminary

| |Friday, Jan. 27, 2012

He also served as a first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention.Read more

Coaching great Joe Paterno dies at 85

| |Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

The winningest coach in major college football was fired amid a scandal.Read more

Philip Vannatter, the L.A. detective who led work on Simpson case, arrested Polanski

| |Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

He was a ‘very devoted detective' who worked 250 homicides in his career, his brother says.Read more

Obituary: Former Kuwaiti ambassador to U.S. dies at 68

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Sheik Saud Al Nasser Al Sabah was in office during the Iraqi invasion.Read more

Funk singer Jimmy Castor dies at 71

Friday, Jan. 20, 2012

His most lasting influence was through sampling.Read more

Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, who helped save premature babies, dies at 84

| |Friday, Jan. 20, 2012

Her lung research helped figure out why many preemies were dying.Read more

Legendary R&B and rock singer Etta James dies at 73

| |Friday, Jan. 20, 2012

Her long career was best-known for the song "At Last."Read more