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• 'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA

  LOS ANGELES -- Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely… Full story on DetNews.com

• Photographer Charles Moore dies at 79

  The Times Daily of Florence, Ala., reported that Moore began… Full story on Freep.com

• Researcher delved into public policy

  Harper Woods -- Accuracy, objectivity and independence are the hallmarks… Full story on DetNews.com

• Developer built lifelong professional and civic relationships

  Whether leading some of Metro Detroit's largest development groups or… Full story on DetNews.com

• Trenton nursing student shined in all settings

  As Katie Viger trained to become a nurse, she attended… Full story on DetNews.com

• Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69

  He was part of the Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line,… Full story on DetNews.com

• Douglas Roby Jr.: A gentleman politician

  Grosse Pointe Farms Councilman Douglas Roby Jr. was a successful… Full story on Freep.com

• WWII vet a Chrysler retiree

  Whether it was the decades he spent with the Birmingham… Full story on DetNews.com

• 'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead at 38

  Los Angeles -- Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose… Full story on DetNews.com

• 'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday.... Full story

• MSNBC host Keith Olbermann's dad dies in NYC at 80

  NEW YORK (AP) -- The father of MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has died in New York City at age 80.... Full story

• Photographer Charles Moore dies at 79

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Charles Moore, a photographer who chronicled the civil rights movement, has died. He was 79.... Full story

• Fatima Meer, Mandela biographer, dead at 81

  JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Fatima Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela has died. She was 81.... Full story

• Spanish novelist Miguel Delibes dies at 89

  MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Miguel Delibes, an acclaimed and prolific novelist whose work featured gritty depictions of rural life in post-civil war Spain and psychological analyses of characters facing turning points, died Friday. He was 89.... Full story

• Brian Pitman, former Lloyds Bank CEO, dies at 78

  LONDON (AP) -- Sir Brian Pitman, the banker who led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups, has died at age 78, the British Bankers' Association said Friday.... Full story

• Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.... Full story

• Ex-AP reporter, bureau chief Nance dies in Ohio

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- John Nance, a former Associated Press reporter and photographer who covered the Vietnam War and later oversaw the news cooperative's operations in the Philippines, has died. He was 74.... Full story

• World backgammon champion Tim Holland dies at 79

  MIAMI (AP) -- Tim Holland, a world backgammon champion who was one of the most prominent competitors in the game's modern heyday, has died. He was 79.... Full story

• Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69.... Full story