Tag: Funerals and memorial services
Memorials held on Turkey’s Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths
GELIBOLU, Turkey — A small group gathered Saturday on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula to remember British and Ottoman soldiers who died during World War I.
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DMX to be mourned during memorial service at Barclays Center
NEW YORK — Rapper DMX will be mourned at a memorial with family and close friends at the Barclays Center in New York.
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Chad holds funeral for late president amid rebel threat
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s slain President Idriss Deby Itno is being buried Friday near his hometown after a state funeral in the capital, N’Djamena....
Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral
MINNEAPOLIS — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide...
New Zealand remembers Prince Philip at national service
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prince Philip was remembered in New Zealand on Wednesday as frank, engaging and willing to meet people from all walks...
Queen Elizabeth marking 95th birthday in low-key fashion
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of her...
Leaders honor late Rep. Hastings as an outspoken fighter
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and colleagues remembered Rep. Alcee Hastings on Wednesday as a straight-talking, tenacious champion for the disadvantaged who overcame hurdles in...
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...