Iran Supreme Leader Weeps for General Killed by U.S. Airstrike

NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jan 6, 2020 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays over caskets of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others as vast crowds of mourners turn out demanding retaliation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Rockets Fired After Day of Mourning for Slain Iranian Leader

QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SARAH EL DEEB / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2020 Rocket falls near U.S. Embassy in Iraq hours after funeral for Qassem Soleimani at which crowd chants "Death to America, death to Israel." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

RIP It Up

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Bush Celebrated With Praise and Humor at Cathedral Farewell

CALVIN WOODWARD, LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL / The Associated Press Dec 5, 2018 The 43rd president eulogizes his father, the 41st, as three other former presidents and the current one look on. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

For McCain, a Cross-Country Farewell From Public, Presidents

LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated Press Aug 26, 2018 The senator's office says he will lie in state in Arizona and in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are among those expected to speak at McCain's funeral. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

George H.W. Bush Hospitalized With Blood Infection

The Associated Press Apr 23, 2018 The 93-year-old former president was admitted Sunday morning not long after the funeral of his wife of 73 years, Barbara. He is said to be responding to treatment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sounds of Michael Brown Shooting Allegedly Caught in Audio Clip

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 27, 2014 A new audio clip released by an unidentified man from Ferguson, Mo., allegedly captures the shooting of Michael Brown on Aug. 9. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syrian Troops Kill Mourner at Damascus Funeral

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2012 Fear and bloodshed remain a constant in the Syrian capital of Damascus, where at least one person was killed and several were injured Saturday when security forces opened fire at the funeral of three youths killed Friday during a protest against President Bashar al-Assad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hundreds Attend Troy Davis Funeral

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2011 Family members, friends and hundreds of supporters flocked to Savannah, Ga., on Saturday to attend the funeral of Troy Davis, who was executed Sept. 21 in the murder of an off-duty police officer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cops Disperse Syrian Funeral for Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2011 A crowd of 20,000 people at a funeral for six slain protesters in the southern Syrian town of Dara’a was dispersed by police with tear gas and truncheons Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Repulsive but Protected

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Oct 7, 2010 I don't know if there's a hell, but if it exists, the Rev. Fred Phelps and other members of the Westboro Baptist Church deserve a place. In this world, their repulsive actions are shielded by the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Are You Afraid to Plan for Your Own Death?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2010 There's great value in exploring our rights to make the death and funerary process more personal and less of a consumer affair. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )