ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The sister of a SeaWorld trainer killed by a whale says the woman loved the whales like children and wouldn’t want anything to happen to the one that pulled her into the water. Trainer Dawn Brancheau was rubbing the whale named Tilikum after a noontime show Wednesday when the whale grabbed …

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Mosi Tatupu (Getty Images/NFL) ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Mosi Tatupu (MOE’-see tah-TOO’-poo), a fan favorite who played 13 seasons for the New England Patriots, has died. He was 54. Ashley O’Brien, a spokeswoman for Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Mass., said Tatupu was pronounced dead at the hospital Tuesday. She did not give a cause. …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of complications from an infection, his family said. He was 85. Haig’s long and decorated military career launched the Washington career for which he is …

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