Before his health took a turn for the worse on the night of Dec. 24, Brown was given his doctor’s approval to perform in New ...

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They came from two very different worlds. The couple that wrote one of Aretha Franklin’s greatest songs never met the singer who would turn the composition into a classic. Carol Joel Klein—later to ...

A burial is often described as a return to the earth. That is not the case with a new casket option available through Lougheed Funeral Homes. The Living Cocoon, developed by a company in the ...

Tuesday morning marks the first day the public can pay tribute to legendary singer Aretha Franklin in Detroit, Michigan. Starting today at 9 a.m. and running through Wednesday at 9 p.m., Franklin’s ...

The person who phoned cops to report Elden Campbell’s death told police the former Lakers center’s body appeared to have washed ashore “in a white casket” in Pompano Beach, Fla. The caller said he was ...

The Budapest History Museum found a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus during an excavation within the city. The coffin was still fully sealed, untouched by looters for centuries. The sarcophagus was ...

The business of paying respect to the dead can be an eco-unfriendly matter, whether opting for a wooden coffin that contributes to deforestation, or a cremation service that produces carbon emissions.

People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through DNA research. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...