Tag: Funerals and memorial services
Grizzly victim knew risks of living with bears, friends say
BILLINGS, Mont. — Grizzly bears are part of life in the gateway communities around Yellowstone National Park, and backcountry snowmobile guide Charles “Carl” Mock...
Garland returns to Oklahoma City for bombing memorial
OKLAHOMA CITY — Although 26 years have passed since a truck bomb ripped through a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people,...
Flags, people line funeral route for slain Iowa trooper
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa — Hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the state and elsewhere saluted Friday as they filed past the flag-draped casket of...
Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for Hall induction
Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next month.
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Stone Mountain Park denies permit for Confederate event
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The Stone Mountain Memorial Association has denied a gathering permit from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who were looking to...
Grand Prix timetable altered due to Prince Philip’s funeral
IMOLA, Italy — Formula One brought forward the start of practice and qualifying sessions for this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to avoid a clash...
English soccer changes schedule to avoid funeral clash
LONDON — English soccer is altering its schedule to avoid a clash with the funeral of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II,...
N Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting
LONDON — Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in the fourth night of violence in...
Thousands gather to honor slain Texas trooper
GROESBECK, Texas — About 5,000 people gathered Wednesday at a Texas high school football stadium to pay their respects to a state trooper who...
9/11 Museum acquires prayer bench used by Rev. Mychal Judge
NEW YORK — A prayer bench used by the Rev. Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade...
