http://www.mail.com/subjects/2504-funerals-memorial-services.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2504-funerals-memorial-services.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102824-ny-funeral-student-accidentally-shot-police.html SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (AP) — Weeping filled a church Wednesday during a funeral for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police responding to a Long Island home invasion, with friends describing her fearlessness and love of life — riding bikes, climbing trees, going to more concerts than they could count. The family of 21-year-old Andre... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102824-ny-funeral-student-accidentally-shot-police.html 2013-05-22T17:03:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099924-egypt-troops-sinai-sweep-mistakenly-hit-funeral.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. The incident illustrated the hazards of the military operations prompted by the kidnapping last week. A heavy handed att... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099924-egypt-troops-sinai-sweep-mistakenly-hit-funeral.html 2013-05-21T22:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098718-fbi-agents-fell-to-deaths-training-va-coast.html NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night. Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were killed when they fell into the water Friday. Both were members of the burea... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:44:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098718-fbi-agents-fell-to-deaths-training-va-coast.html 2013-05-21T04:44:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097268-hezbollah-pulled-deeply-syria-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday. The intense battle drove rebels from large parts of the town of Qusair, part of a withering government offensive aimed at securing a strategic... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:46:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097268-hezbollah-pulled-deeply-syria-civil-war.html 2013-05-20T19:46:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092682-bombs-targeting-sunnis-kill-76-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus s... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092682-bombs-targeting-sunnis-kill-76-iraq.html 2013-05-17T20:36:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074604-kris-kross-rapper-remembered-atlanta-funeral.html ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Smith remembered his Kris Kross hip-hop partner Chris Kelly Thursday as a true friend who he's sure is in heaven now. Smith struggled to blurt out words at the pulpit of Jackson Baptist Memorial Church at Kelly's funeral attended by some 300 friends, family and fellow entertainers The 34-year-old Kelly, who had the 1992 hit "Jump" wit... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:38:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074604-kris-kross-rapper-remembered-atlanta-funeral.html 2013-05-10T04:38:39Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2073686-kris-kross-rappers-funeral-to-held-atlanta.html ATLANTA (AP) — Mourners are set to gather for the funeral of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly in Atlanta. Kelly's funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church. The 34-year-old was found dead May 1 of a suspected drug overdose. Kriss Kross was introduced to the music world in 1992 by music producer-rapper Jermaine Dupri af... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:12:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2073686-kris-kross-rappers-funeral-to-held-atlanta.html 2013-05-09T11:12:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064752-police-us-soccer-referee-punched-player-dies.html MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Ricardo Portillo's daughters had begged him to stop refereeing in a soccer league because of the growing risk of violence from angry players. Now they're faced with planning his funeral after he succumbed to injuries late Saturday that had put him in a coma for a week since a 17-year-old goalie punched him in the head. Authorities say ... Sun, 05 May 2013 22:32:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064752-police-us-soccer-referee-punched-player-dies.html 2013-05-05T22:32:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058144-bittersweet-missing-bangladesh-collapse.html JURAIN, Bangladesh (AP) — As Farida knelt beside the linen-wrapped body and looked at the dress that she herself had purchased, her sobs of sorrow turned to tears of painful relief. She called her husband to speak the words she had been praying for during her week of searching: "I got her. I got her." Just moments before, she had stopped workers from plac... Fri, 03 May 2013 03:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058144-bittersweet-missing-bangladesh-collapse.html 2013-05-03T03:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2058036-music-city-mourns-country-legend-george-jones.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For a guy who sang so many sad songs, George Jones left behind a lot of laughs. There was more humor than sadness at Jones' funeral Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry House as thousands gathered in Nashville — some arriving hours before sunrise — to pay their respects to the man whose voice has defined country music for more than half ... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2058036-music-city-mourns-country-legend-george-jones.html 2013-05-02T19:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2050154-opry-to-hold-public-funeral-george-jones.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A public funeral will be held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville for country music superstar George Jones, who died Friday at the age of 81. Publicist Kirt Webster said in a statement that the public funeral will be held Thursday starting at 10 a.m. Webster says Jones would have wanted his fans everywhere to be able to pay th... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:33:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2050154-opry-to-hold-public-funeral-george-jones.html 2013-04-28T22:33:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043396-fathers-firefighters-lives-lost-west-texas.html WACO, Texas (AP) — On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene trying to control the fire that preceded the blast. With help from relatives, friends, o... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:36:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043396-fathers-firefighters-lives-lost-west-texas.html 2013-04-25T23:36:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html WACO, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners Thursday they are not alone in their grief and they will have the nation's support to rebuild from the devastation. "This small town's family is bigger now," Obama said during a memorial service at Baylor University fo... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:56:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html 2013-04-25T22:56:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039778-funerals-held-young-bomb-victim-slain-officer.html BOSTON (AP) — Funerals were held Tuesday for the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombing and the college police officer authorities say was shot by the bombing suspects. A private funeral Mass was held in the morning for young Martin Richard, followed by his burial, a family statement said. Only immediate family members attended. A funeral al... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:19:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039778-funerals-held-young-bomb-victim-slain-officer.html 2013-04-24T01:19:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038378-boston-buries-dead-evidence-gathered.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area held funerals for two more of its dead Tuesday — including an 8-year-old boy — as evidence mounted that the older Tsarnaev brother had embraced a radical, anti-American strain of Islam and was the driving force behind the Boston Marathon bombing. Younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's condition was upgraded from serious to fair ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:59:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038378-boston-buries-dead-evidence-gathered.html 2013-04-23T22:59:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040326-texas-town-where-plant-blew-starts-long-recovery.html WEST, Texas (AP) — From money, food and clothing to new appliances and crews armed with chain saws, help is pouring into the tiny Texas town where a fertilizer plant exploded. As the donations come in, how long and how much it will take for West to come back aren't yet known. Residents have just started burying the 14 people who died in last week's blast ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:20:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040326-texas-town-where-plant-blew-starts-long-recovery.html 2013-04-23T22:20:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038174-chinese-victim-marathon-blasts-remembered.html BOSTON (AP) — Lu Lingzi was passionate about the piano, a daughter who always made her father laugh and a standout statistics student. She was killed by the Boston Marathon blasts two days after acing qualifying exams. Friends and family on Monday night vowed not to forget the light in their lives that was extinguished too soon. "You need us to be strong ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:05:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038174-chinese-victim-marathon-blasts-remembered.html 2013-04-23T05:05:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037430-boston-bomb-suspect-charged-religious-motive.html BOSTON (AP) — The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected to any Muslim terrorist groups, U.S. officials said Monday after interrogating and charging Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with crimes that could bring the death penalty. Tsarnaev, 19, was charged in his hospital r... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:37:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037430-boston-bomb-suspect-charged-religious-motive.html 2013-04-23T03:37:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037084-mourners-final-goodbyes-to-marathon-victim.html MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The church was already packed, so Saint Joseph School sixth-grader Michael Sanchez stood outside Krystle Campbell's funeral with his aunt and hundreds of others Monday to honor the Boston Marathon bombing victim. The 11-year-old boy remembered Campbell from when she was a day care worker who walked him to his school when he was in ki... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:39:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037084-mourners-final-goodbyes-to-marathon-victim.html 2013-04-22T20:39:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037396-biden-to-attend-mit-officers-memorial-service.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday to attend the memorial service for the MIT police officer killed in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. That's according to a White House official, who was not authorized to discuss the trip publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Authorities say the t... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:47:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037396-biden-to-attend-mit-officers-memorial-service.html 2013-04-22T18:47:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037026-obama-going-to-service-plant-explosion-victims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas. The service is scheduled for Thursday at Baylor University. Last week's blast left 14 people dead and injured 200 others. The explosion was largely overshadowed by the Boston Marathon bombin... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:02:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037026-obama-going-to-service-plant-explosion-victims.html 2013-04-22T17:02:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036240-week-boston-bombings-suspect-hospitalized.html BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bombings supect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remained hospitalized and unable to speak Monday with a gunshot wound to the throat, and the 19--year old was expected to be charged by federal authorities and face state charges in connection with the fatal shooting of university police officer Sean Collier. Seven days after the Boston Marat... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036240-week-boston-bombings-suspect-hospitalized.html 2013-04-22T12:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country — for the better according to many, but in some eyes for the worse. Soaring hymns, Biblical verse and fond remembrances echoed under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, as ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:44:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html 2013-04-17T21:44:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024956-funeral-held-diplomat-killed-afghanistan.html RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) — A taste for adventure and a belief that good can be done in tough places led young American diplomat Anne Smedinghoff to Afghanistan, where she reached out to Afghanis, especially children, in hopes they might charge headlong toward their dreams as she did. The 25-year-old, just three years into a promising foreign service career... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:53:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024956-funeral-held-diplomat-killed-afghanistan.html 2013-04-17T20:53:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2025444-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. In all, 11 serving prime ministers and dignitaries representing 170 countries accepted invitations to the solemn event, Downing Street said. Here's a look at some of the prominent figures on the guest list: ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:13:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2025444-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html 2013-04-17T13:13:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2022702-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S. presidents, surviving U.K. prime ministers, world leaders and celebrities who were invited are some high profile would-be guests who sent regrets: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan — whose husband had a cl... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:56:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2022702-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html 2013-04-17T08:56:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2023456-london-marathon-to-proceed-boston-bombings.html Determined to show solidarity with Boston, the London Marathon will go forward as planned Sunday with a race that will be watched by about 1 million spectators and take runners past some of the city's most revered landmarks. The British capital has long been a target for terrorists, and concerns have only intensified after Monday's harrowing scenes at the... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:49:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2023456-london-marathon-to-proceed-boston-bombings.html 2013-04-16T18:49:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2021502-boston-blasts-prompt-uk-review-london-marathon.html LONDON (AP) — British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed two people at the race in Boston. But there is no known specific or credible threat against the hugely popular British race at the moment, a security official said Monday. Police already were prepa... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:39:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2021502-boston-blasts-prompt-uk-review-london-marathon.html 2013-04-15T22:39:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020020-somalia-leader-foreigners-aided-attack-court.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's prime minister said Monday that several experienced foreign fighters took part in the most serious Islamic extremist attack on Mogadishu in years, while other officials indicated the explosive devices were more advanced than normal, a possible indication of greater involvement by al-Qaida. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shir... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020020-somalia-leader-foreigners-aided-attack-court.html 2013-04-15T19:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2020700-blackburn-bachmann-to-attend-thatcher-funeral.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner says he's sending a three-member House delegation to London for the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Boehner said in a statement on Monday that Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn will lead the delegation. Joining the Tennessee lawmaker will be fellow Republican Reps. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:33:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2020700-blackburn-bachmann-to-attend-thatcher-funeral.html 2013-04-15T15:33:04Z