Today, more and more people are ditching the traditional funeral options in favour of more modern, eco-friendly techniques.

Funeral homes and spas in Japan have started offering “coffin lying,” in which people pay to relax and meditate inside an open or closed casket. If a wellness guru were to open a so-called coffin ...

Three US presidents, global leaders, celebrities and thousands of mourners gather to honour the civil rights icon whose activism transformed American politics. Erick Johnson reports from Chicago ...

SEOReverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights giant who made Chicago the base for a lifetime of activism, is honoured by ...

Some people now have an A.I. bestie. Some have a husband. Some have three. Adrianne Brookins is, by her own account, an “old ...

You’d probably expect caskets to be in the basement of a typical funeral home — but not this one. Hidden beneath a trap door sits an expansive model railroad th ...

Lonnie Wayman entered his final resting place not unclaimed, but with a sea of strangers who, in that moment, became family.

Dozens of people lived and died at the old Portage County Home in Shalersville. Historians are trying to find out what happened to their graves.

But they soon discovered several restrictions that made organizing a green burial almost impossible. After Kyle Moore died, his parents Terry and Shirley became advocates for green burial in their ...

The remains and headstone of David Lange have been removed in “mysterious” circumstances – shocking his brother and other ...

For outdoor adventures and some of the most unique museums in the Midwest, make a beeline for this underrated city in magical ...

Nine months after the Air India crash that killed 53 British nationals, seven grieving families have accused the British ...