VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s Roman Catholic archbishop warned the killers of an investigative reporter killed by a powerful car bomb that they “would never escape the justice of God” and urged her fellow journalists Friday to pursue truth without fear. Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrated Daphne Caruana Galizia’s funeral Mass in the church nearest … Continue reading
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of people including politicians, actors and family packed into a Polish church Wednesday to mourn the death of Poland’s leading filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, an honorary Oscar winner. A metal urn with Wajda’s ashes, surrounded by white flowers, and his black-and-white portrait were placed by the altar at the 13th century … Continue reading
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands turned out Wednesday for the funeral of a senior commander of pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, who was killed in a bomb blast. Arsen Pavlov, 33, also known by nom de guerre Motorola, was killed Sunday when an unidentified device exploded in an elevator of his apartment building in Donetsk. His … Continue reading
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of people including politicians, actors and family packed into a Polish church Wednesday to mourn the death of Poland’s leading filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, an honorary Oscar winner. A metal urn with Wajda’s ashes, surrounded by white flowers, and his black-and-white portrait were placed by the altar at the 13th century … Continue reading
MIAMI (AP) — Despite all his accomplishments, Jose Fernandez never pitched a complete game, and on Thursday he was carried out of church in a casket with too much unfinished business. The choir struck up “God Bless America,” and mourners began to cry yet again as they joined in, celebrating the place that welcomed the … Continue reading
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dozens gathered at a Suffolk veteran’s cemetery to ensure that a 92-year-old man whose remains had gone unclaimed would receive a proper send-off. News outlets report that Army Private Eldridge Byrd was buried with military honors Thursday, September 8, at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery with at least … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of police officers packed rain-swept streets on Wednesday, remembering a slain New York Police Department officer — a “hero” whose commitment to policing the city’s police commissioner says should serve as an example for all New York officers. As Officer Randolph Holder’s coffin was wheeled inside a Queens church, the … Continue reading
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