Death and Dying Customs

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. The...

These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....

Here are some local resources for Michiana parents and families who have experienced miscarriage, infant loss or child loss. There are also many national organizations that offer websites, forums and chat rooms that offer support to parents. - Angel...

Here are some local resources for Michiana parents and families who have experienced miscarriage, infant loss or child loss. There are also many national organizations that offer websites, forums and chat rooms that offer support to parents. -- Angel...

In March, twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, announced their joint retirement after more than 50 years each on the job — as Amsterdam prostitutes. (In February, the minimum age for prostitutes in the Netherlands was raised to 21, but there...

The Dodgers placed ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the bereavement list Monday, though at the moment they expect him to take his next turn on Friday in San Francisco. That gives the Dodgers an open roster spot should they decide to activate shortstop...

On a perfect spring day in Baltimore County, surrounded by hundreds of his brother and sister firefighters and mourned in prayers thousands of years old, a hero was laid to rest Sunday. Gene M. Kirchner, the 25-year-old Reisterstown volunteer...

The National Labor Relations Board has largely sided with union workers at a Downtown Anchorage hotel in a long-running labor dispute, ordering its Texas-based management company to implement a series of reforms. According to a 74-page Wednesday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Less than three weeks after surgery to repair a fractured clavicle, Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke has begun a throwing program, giving reason for optimism about his return to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH The story of the Dodgers' pitching has become part soap opera, part medical drama. The latest twists and turns involve left-handers Clayton Kershaw and Ted Lilly. Kershaw was...

Jake Rosenkranz, a West Hartford resident will have his Bar Mitzvah on June 1. A custom at his synagogue, Beth El is to do a Mitzvah (a good deed). To celebrate his special event, Jake wanted to do something special to remember the children of Newtown....

Cecil W. Thomas III strides down an old brick walk outside historic St. John's Church, scanning its ancient cemetery left and right for the tell-tale signs of Civil War soldiers.     Hundreds and hundreds of tombstones and monuments rise from the earth...