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Friends memorialize ex-Sen. Arlen Specter in Pa.
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was an "irreplaceable" force who approached politics — and life — with grit and determination, a who's who of ...
Appeals court: Town can restrict funeral protests
A St. Louis suburb can enforce a funeral protest ordinance aimed at preventing picketing by an anti-gay Kansas church, a federal appeals court ruled ...
Yankees manager Girardi attends father's funeral
Jerry Girardi was memorialized Monday as a dedicated laborer who built the ranch-style Illinois home where he raised five highly successful children ...
Threat looms over Bali bombing 10th anniversary
A decade after twin bombs killed scores of tourists partying at two nightclubs on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, survivors and victims' families ...
Correction: Border Shooting story
In a story Oct. 8 about the funeral of a Border Patrol agent, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a horse-drawn carriage carried the ...
Long-missing Colo. Marine buried with full honors
A Colorado family's years of waiting ended Tuesday when they finally buried a fallen Marine who had been missing since a helicopter crash during the ...
Newest Navy destroyer pays tribute to SEAL
The U.S. Navy's newest warship will not be named for a former president, distinguished member of Congress or some historic figure from the past.
Official: Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria
A Hezbollah commander and several fighters have been killed inside Syria, a Lebanese security official said Tuesday, a development that could stoke ...
Owner of burned RI club donates land for memorial
The owner of the site of a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people is donating the land for a permanent memorial, bringing an end to a yearslong ...
US Deputy Secretary of State in Libya for memorial
The deputy U.S. secretary of state attended a memorial service in Tripoli on Thursday for the American ambassador to Libya and three consulate ...
Streisand, Minnelli sing for Marvin Hamlisch in NY
Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli took turns singing songs by the late Marvin Hamlisch during a stirring memorial service for the ...
Iraqi police: 1 killed in funeral bombing
Iraqi officials say a car bomb has killed one mourner and wounded 15 other people when it exploded near a funeral procession south of Baghdad.
Thousands in SKorea attend funeral for Rev. Moon
Tens of thousands of mourners sobbed, sang, prayed and vowed to cherish the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's teachings Saturday as they said goodbye to their ...
Nation says goodbye to moonwalker Neil Armstrong
The nation bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap onto the moon. The pioneers of space, the powerful of the ...
Smaller memorials on 11th anniversary of 9/11
There were still the tearful messages to loved ones, clutches of photos and flowers, and moments of silence. But 11 years after Sept. 11, Americans ...
Partisan jibes on hold for 9/11 _ but not politics
President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney declared a fleeting truce for partisan digs Tuesday as the nation remembered the 9/11 terrorist ...
Duncan's life celebrated in images, song, speeches
Tom Hanks, Jay Leno, Holly Robinson Peete, Loretta Devine and Stevie Wonder were among those who helped celebrate the life of Michael Clarke Duncan ...
Buffalo Bill performer remembered during ceremony
Descendants of a Native American man who died more than a century ago while touring with a western-themed show gathered together Sunday to honor his ...
Stars attend NYC funeral of hip-hop mogul Lighty
Hip-hop royalty including LL Cool J and Sean "Diddy" Combs packed a standing-room-only funeral chapel Wednesday to pay their respects to ...
Ethiopia gives Meles Zenawi state funeral
Thousands of mourners gathered near a public square in Ethiopia's capital on Sunday to pay their final respects to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who ...
Astronauts, family mourn humble hero Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was a humble hero who saw himself as a team player and never capitalized on his celebrity as the first man to walk on the moon, ...
Will dispute prevents burial of Sherman Hemsley
The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, who became famous for his role as television's George Jefferson, will be kept in refrigeration at an El ...
Private Neil Armstrong service planned for Friday
A private service is planned in Cincinnati on Friday for astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, and President Barack Obama has ...
With a sneer, Egypt TV host challenges Islamists
He emerged as one of the most popular television personalities of post-revolution Egypt by largely railing against the revolution, a bombastic ...
Bomber kills 7 Russian policemen at funeral
A suicide bomber blew himself up as policemen in southern Russia gathered Sunday for the funeral of a slain colleague, killing at least seven of the ...