Harsher criminal penalties for many different offenses become law Monday. So does a new push to restart the death penalty in North Carolina following a nearly 20-year pause.

Embalming hadn’t been something she was excited about at first, but it was part of the course, and she was determined to gain ...

Previously released warrants showed Philip Pietras lost more than $1.2 million at Mohegan Sun casino over 14 years.

The world’s first onsite airport mortuary, Mortuarium Schiphol handles hundreds of “passengers” per year, arranging post-mortem care for travelers who die in-flight or abroad from their home country.

By the time Leicestershire-born Charis Boyce was six-years-old, she had confronted death and found the experience more ...

A new biography details the secrets and scandals of the Mitfords, a notorious family of aristocrats—and of the one sister who ...

After it was legalized in Vermont in 2015, natural burial remained encumbered by cemetery regulation — from grave depth to ...

How a daughter of one of England’s most storied families ended up on the other side of the world—and the political ...

More than two centuries after Bishop Philander Chase declared, “ This will do ,” the land around Kenyon College continues to reflect his vision. Through its partnerships with farmers, landowners, and ...

High school sophomores have a big choice to make by the end of their academic year, and more than 70 businesses from across ...

All Treasure Coast counties offer programs to provide cremation services for individuals of little to no means.

The survey found that 37% of Americans have taken on debt after a loved one’s death, the highest figure in three recent years of polling. Of those who assumed debt, 59% used credit cards. The survey ...