Susan Wojcicki dies at 56; former YouTube CEO
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, a Silicon Valley native and tech pioneer, has died after a two-year struggle with cancer, her family reported. She was 56. “My beloved wife of …
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Former San Leandro legislator, mayor Ellen Corbett dies
East Bay parks director Ellen Corbett, a former state Senate majority leader and San Leandro’s first woman elected mayor, died on Friday. She was 69. Corbett had been serving as …
Irish writer who challenged taboos on religion, sex dies
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining …
Sheila Jackson Lee dies; Texas lawmaker was advocate for racial justice
(CNN) — Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died. She was 74. “Today, with incredible grief for …
Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir dies, was group’s last original member
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such …
San Jose FBI agent who launched agency’s “high-tech crime squad” dies
These days, thieves hit Apple stores and scamper out with every iPhone they can grab. In Silicon Valley’s early years, criminals — sometimes with guns — went after the technology …
Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun dies at 86
By Mike Stobbe | Associated Press NEW YORK — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated …
Joe Bryant, Father Of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Dies At 69
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Professional basketball veteran Joe Bryant has died at the age of 69, according to his college alma mater. The death of the athlete …
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive sex therapist, dies at 96
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk …
Shannen Doherty, Star Of ‘90210’ And ‘Charmed,’ Dead at 53
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Actor Shannen Doherty, who was best known for her roles in “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died from stage 4 cancer on Saturday …