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Funeral service held for 2 of Cyprus killer's 7 victims

Senior Greek Orthodox priests have presided at the funeral service of a mother and daughter who were among the seven people ...

Somber memorials on anniversary of Florida nightclub rampage

Three years after a gunman massacred 49 people and wounded many others at a gay nightclub in Florida, the anniversary was ...

Confusion abounds as Trump's July 4 plans remain a mystery

With three weeks to go, exactly what's going to happen in Washington on the Fourth of July remains a subject of intense ...

Creole cuisine queen Leah Chase gets New Orleans sendoff

For celebrated Creole chef Leah Chase, the goodbye had all the ingredients of a typical New Orleans sendoff: warm ...

Lawmakers aim for Pulse to be designated national memorial

Only days before the third anniversary of the worst attack on gay people in the U.S., members of central Florida's ...

Bart Starr

Bart Starr remembered at memorial in his native Alabama

Former NFL quarterbacking great Bart Starr was remembered Sunday at a public memorial event in his native Alabama. An event ...

Services begin for the 12 victims of Virginia Beach shooting

Hundreds of mourners packed a Catholic church on Thursday to remember a married mother of three who was killed during last ...

Funeral for Congo's Etienne Tshisekedi, president's father

Opposition icon Etienne Tshisekedi, whose son is now Congo's president, was laid to rest Saturday in his homeland more than ...

Etienne Tshisekedi

Congo opposition leader's body returns home for funeral

The body of longtime Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi was returned to home soil Thursday night for burial more ...

New memorial area dedicated at World Trade Center site

Family members of recovery workers who died after digging through smoldering ruins joined city officials Thursday at a ...

Indiana fetal remains law could boost costs for abortions

Planned Parenthood officials expect greater expenses for abortions in Indiana following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding ...

Family, fans to attend requiem for F1 great Niki Lauda

Family, friends and fans gathered Wednesday at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna for a last farewell to Formula One great ...

Mena Massoud

'Aladdin' soars, but 'Booksmart' barely passes at box office

Moviegoers voted with their dollars and chose the familiar over the new this Memorial Day weekend. The Walt Disney Co.

Memorial service, burial in Bozeman for World War II soldier

A World War II soldier from Montana who died on an island in the Pacific Ocean 75 years ago has been buried in his home state ...

Donald Trump

Trump visits Arlington National Cemetery before Memorial Day

President Donald Trump paid his respects Thursday to those who died in service to the United States by placing American flags ...

Washington is 1st state to allow composting of human bodies

Ashes to ashes, guts to dirt. Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve ...

Kendrick Castillo memorial

'Time for us to live for him': Hundreds honor slain student

Nearly 2,000 people turned out Wednesday for a memorial service to honor the Colorado teenager who was killed while charging ...

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Memorial service planned for Colorado school shooting hero

A memorial service for a student hailed as a hero for tackling one of the gunmen who attacked his suburban Denver school will ...

Officer mourned; suspect's mother says son was troubled

Residents in a Mississippi Gulf Coast city continued on Tuesday to mourn the death of a longtime officer who authorities said ...

Suspect caught in killing of Mississippi officer at station

Less than 24 hours after police say a Mississippi man gunned down a uniformed officer in police station parking lot, the ...