cemeteries

Biden ends French D-Day anniversary trip by honoring US war dead, drawing contrast with Trump

President Joe Biden closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump notably skipped when he was president.

Catholic group Knights of Columbus sues Biden administration for denying permit for Memorial Day mass: 'Way out of line'

This is the second year in a row the religious group has been denied a permit at the cemetery where they had been holding the Memorial Day mass for the...

I'm pregnant and looking for baby names — so I went to a cemetery

She was dying to find a great name.

Slain NYPD detective who probed Mafia to get 'well overdue' headstone — 100 years after his death

Det. Grottano was off-duty the night of May 19, 1924, when a robber ran past him with uniformed cop in pursuit after ripping off a shop in Downtown Brooklyn.

Brooklyn cemetery hosts eerie, solar eclipse viewing party: 'I feel like we were guided to come here'

Hundreds gathered at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery on Monday for a solar eclipse viewing party as they watched the sun disappear from the sky above while the dead slumbered below.

Megan Thee Stallion's mom's cemetery increases security after Nicki Minaj diss

Paradise Cemetery South has reached out to local authorities and upped security at their facility for extra protection for Holly Thomas' gravesite.

Israel destroys massive tunnel system under Gaza cemetery where Hamas operatives helped plot Oct. 7

The base was where the leaders of Hamas' eastern battalion allegedly directed their forces during the October terrorist attack that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel, the Israel Defense...

'Rare' crypt next to Marilyn Monroe could be yours for a whopping $400K

Here’s your chance to spend eternity with Marilyn Monroe. A mausoleum crypt at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary in LA is going on the block.

Vatican unearths ancient underground cemetery — and now it's open to the public

The Necropolis of Via Triumphalis offers visitors a look at how the ancient Romans buried their dead.

Hart Island, NYC's public cemetery, will offer walking tours — here's how to get access

Participants will be selected by lottery and provided ferry transportation to and from the island.

Matthew Perry buried in private, star-studded section of LA cemetery

The burial site sits behind gates and also serves as the final resting place for Michael Clarke Duncan, who starred in "The Whole Nine Yards" alongside Perry.

Matthew Perry's mom and stepdad Keith Morrison spotted taking walk after actor's death

Suzanne Perry and the "Dateline" host were spotted taking a walk with their dog nearly a week after news broke of Matthew Perry's death.

New Jersey cemetery worker rescued from 6 feet under after falling into open grave

A New Jersey cemetery worker was rescued after falling 6 feet into an open grave, according to local officials.

Biker killed gang recruit in cemetery, hid body in crypt — where it was found 3 years later: Philly DA

The 33-year-old recruit had been missing for three years when his body was found in the crpyt with another victim of the Warlocks.

'Vampire child' with padlocked ankle dug up in 17th-century cemetery: 'Feared during life'

According to researchers, the use of the lock was "meant to protect against the return of the deceased."

LI sisters' $60M suit claims wrong man was buried in their father's grave — his clean-shaven face initially gave it away

Sisters Stacy Holzman and Megan Zaner have filed a $60 million lawsuit against two funeral homes after the wrong man was buried in their father's grave wearing his beloved Led...

Headless 'vampire' remains discovered in 1800s mass grave site

"We discovered examples of belief in the dead returning from the grave, which could only be stopped by decapitation," said Maciej Stromski, who is leading the excavation.

How an Apple AirTag helped locate $62K worth of vases stolen from gravesites

A Texas family used an Apple AirTag to help police locate $62,000 worth of vases from gravesites.

Secret mass grave of Russian Wagner mercenaries discovered in Siberia

Some 200 graves belonging to Wagner Group mercenaries were discovered at a cemetery in the Russian city of Novosibirsk.

Dear Abby: I met my soulmate but there's one problem -- I'm married

Dear Abby advises a man who longs to leave his unhappy marriage and a woman trying to make plans for after she's gone.