quote [ LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. ]

quote [ He drew laughs as Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, Big Jim McBob and others on the famed sketch comedy show after Second City stints in Chicago and Toronto. ]

quote [ Richard Lewis, best known for his work as a stand-up comedian and recurring star of Larry David's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' has died. He was 76. ]

quote [ Twenty-five years ago, the internet was kludged together with duct tape and a dream. Sometimes typing in a URL brought up a website. Sometimes things were just broken. Google, then just a bizarrely named startup, would soon offer a solution. The company added ?cache? links to its search results, which brought up a previously saved [?] ]

quote [ Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four 'Rocky' films, died Tuesday. He was 76. ]

quote [ Contributing factors in Friends star?s death included ?drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine? ]

quote [ Laine, who sang Go Now and co-wrote Mull of Kintyre, had suffered lung disease in recent years ]

quote [ Norman Lear created groundbreaking shows like "All in the Family," "Maude" and "The Jeffersons" that took on serious social issues with humor. ]

quote [ MacGowan was diagnosed with viral encephalitis last year, according to Sky News, and entered a Dublin hospital earlier this month to get treatment for an infection. Two weeks ago, Clarke wrote on Instagram that she was ?facing terrifying fears.? ]