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Ghana president among mourners at funeral of Christian Atsu
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's president was among hundreds of mourners Friday who paid their last respects at the funeral of Christian Atsu, the soccer player who died last month in the Turkey earthquake. President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, former President...
Biden says Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver his eulogy
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who remains under hospice care at his home in south Georgia. Biden told donors at a California fundraiser Monday evening about his “recent” visit to see the...
Ex-Navajo president honored in funeral procession, reception
LOW MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) — Remembered as an inspirational, humble leader with a passion for education and commitment to his people, former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah was honored Saturday with a funeral procession that stretched for 100 miles (160 kilometers) from western New Mexico into...
Buffalo firefighter killed in explosive backdraft is mourned
A firefighter who died in an explosive blaze in Buffalo, New York, last week was remembered at his funeral on Friday as a talented cook who whipped up delicious meals for his colleagues and as a husband and father who loved his family and his city. Firefighter Jason Arno “was a...
Family, police attend funeral for slain Chicago officer
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of law enforcement officers attended a funeral service Thursday for the first Chicago police officer killed in the line of duty in nearly a year and a half. Andrés Vásquez Lasso, 32, was shot in the head, arm and leg during a shootout with a suspect March 1...
Italian woman who 'got back' stolen WWII birthday cake dies
U.S. soldiers apparently ate Meri Mion's 13th birthday cake as they helped liberate Italy in 1945, while others made up for the loss on her 90th birthday last year, and on Thursday, served as pallbearers at her funeral. Mion died surrounded by her children in the northern city of...
Palestinian police fire tear gas, disperse militant funeral
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades at angry Palestinian protesters during a funeral for a militant in the occupied West Bank. It was a rare encounter that highlighted deep public dissatisfaction with the Palestinian...
Governor directs flags to half-staff to honor state trooper
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb has directed flags to be flown at half-staff in the state on Saturday to honor and remember Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey on the day of his funeral. Bailey, 50, of Auburn, died Friday when he was struck by a car while setting...
Tribes bury Southern California's famed mountain lion, P-22
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California's most famous mountain lion Saturday in the mountains where the big cat once roamed. After making his home in the urban Griffith Park — home of the Hollywood Sign — for the past...
Saturday funeral for Indiana trooper killed by fleeing car
AUBURN, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police announced Monday that the funeral for a trooper killed in the line of duty will be held Saturday at a northeastern Indiana high school. The funeral for Master Trooper James Bailey will begin at 11 a.m. at Garrett High School, police said,...
