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Otto Warmbier

Mourners gather for funeral of student detained in N Korea

Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday to celebrate the life of an American college student who was detained in North Korea ...

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Ohio Community Gathers to Honor Otto Warmbier

Hundreds of mourners are celebrating the life of Otto Warmbier Thursday, the American college student who was detained in ...

Mahmoud Hassanen Aboras

Funeral, vigil reveal depth of sorrow at Muslim girl's death

Whether a mourner in a black robe at a mosque or a soccer mom in a T-shirt and shorts at a community vigil, reaction to ...

Mahmoud Hassanen Aboras

Chief: Police testing for sex assault of slain Virginia teen

About 5,000 mourners attended Wednesday's funeral of a Muslim girl whose beating death, blamed by police on a motorist's road ...

Mahmoud Hassanen Aboras

The Latest: Diverse crowd at vigil for slain Muslim teen

The Latest on the killing of a teenage girl as she and her friends returned to a mosque in Virginia (all times local): 8:45 p

Otto Warmbier

Ohio city makes plans for North Korea-held student's funeral

About 50 volunteers tied blue and white ribbons along a road leading from a high school to a cemetery in the hometown of a ...

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Otto Warmbier's Hometown Readies for Funeral

Some 50 volunteers spent Wednesday morning tying blue and white ribbons along the road from the high school to a cemetery in ...

Memorial set for mom, brother of man suspected in slayings

A memorial service has been set for the mother and brother of a man who police say fatally shot them. A family statement says ...

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Residents Gather for Pulse Shooting Memorial

A year after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, residents in Florida were remembering the 49 patrons who were ...

Namibian independence leader ya Toivo to get state funeral

Namibia is planning a state funeral for Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, an independence leader who was jailed alongside Nelson ...

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AP Exclusive: Judy Garland enshrined in Hollywood mausoleum

Judy Garland has been laid to rest in a mausoleum named for her at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. A spokeswoman for Garland's ...

Iran leaders accuse US, Saudis of supporting Tehran attacks

Iranian leaders on Friday accused the United States and Saudi Arabia of supporting the Islamic State-claimed dual attacks ...

Remains of missing WWII vet returned home after 73 years

More than 70 years ago, a U.S. Army bomber plane dubbed "Hot as Hell" was headed for India on a supply mission. It never ...

Portland man fatally stabbed on train remembered as hero

Mourners remembered one of the men who was fatally stabbed trying to stop an anti-Muslim tirade against two teenage girls on ...

Southern rocker Gregg Allman laid to rest near Highway 41

Southern rocker Gregg Allman was laid to rest Saturday near his older brother Duane in the same cemetery where they used to ...

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The Latest: 'Ramblin Man' Gregg Allman buried near Hwy 41

The Latest on the funeral of Gregg Allman (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Legendary Southern rocker Gregg Allman has been laid ...

Bombers kill at least 6 attending Kabul funeral

At least six people were killed Saturday when a trio of suicide bombers struck a funeral attended by senior government ...

The Latest: Afghan chief executive goes on TV after bombing

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 7 p.m. Afghanistan's chief executive has appeared live on ...

Jon Stewart, Raymond Pfeifer

Jon Stewart fights back tears remembering late firefighter

Jon Stewart fought back tears Friday as he described his friendship with a retired New York City firefighter who worked in ...

Former President Jimmy Carter to attend Gregg Allman funeral

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he plans to attend the funeral of musician Gregg Allman. A private memorial will be ...