In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...

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Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr., Selena Quintanilla‘s dad, died at the age of 86 in December 2025. The heartbreaking news came just over 30 years after his late daughter’s murder and weeks after the ...

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln pulled into Apra Harbor on Thursday for a one-day port visit, marking the second carrier to dock at Guam in less than two weeks. The Lincoln and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Abraham Quintanilla, father and manager of the late Tejano pop icon Selena Quintanilla, has died. He was 86. “It’s ...

Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the patriarch who helped shape the career of his daughter, Tejano superstar Selena, and remained the steward of her legacy for three decades after her death, has died. He was ...

The father of music icon Selena Quintanilla, Abraham Quintanilla, has died, his family announced on social media. In an Instagram post, Quintanilla’s son, A.B. Quintanilla III, shared the news along ...

The patriarch put together the family band Selena y Los Dinos that helped launch his daughter into Tejano music stardom. By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father ...