Margaret Whiting, a recording star of the 1940s who had a long career as one of the most respected and enduring singers of classic popular songs, died Tuesday at a retirement home in Englewood, N.J.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The sweet-voiced big band singer of sentimental ballads such as "Moonlight in Vermont" and "It Might As Well Be Spring" has died in New Jersey. Margaret Whiting was 86. Whiting ...