Tag: Funerals and memorial services
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...
Northeastern goalie Aerin Frankel wins Kazmaier Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Senior goaltender Aerin Frankel of Northeastern University won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award on Saturday as the top top player...
Asian American churches plan acts beyond prayer for healing
Asian American Christian leaders said Thursday their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed eight people — most of them women...
South Africa’s Zulu king is buried amid praise, controversy
JOHANNESBURG — The traditional leader of South Africa’s 12 million Zulu people, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony...