NEW YORK — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89. Kreskin’s …
Tsutomu Hotta | Jiji Tsutomu Hotta — who investigated as a prosecutor a case known as the Lockheed bribery scandal, one of the largest corruption cases in postwar Japan — …
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga “A Woman of Substance” …
PARIS — Eliane Heilbronn, the matriarch of the family that owns Chanel, has died at the age of 99. Her death was confirmed by Chanel in a statement on Sunday. …
Former yokozuna Kitanofuji, who was popular in recent years for his witty comments during live sumo tournament broadcasts, died on Nov. 12. He was 82. A native of the town …
By Beth Harpaz | Associated Press NEW YORK — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country’s best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex …
Philip Treacy, Stephen Jones, Misa Harada, Noel Stewart, Ian Bennett… These are just a few of the illustrious hat designers who were influenced and molded by the highly skilled and …
Rohit Bal, often referred to as India’s top couturier, died Friday of cardiac arrest at age 63. He was cremated on Saturday amid a large turnout by India’s fashion fraternity …
By John Rogers | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar …