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NYC scraps requirement that later-term aborted fetuses be treated as 'human remains'
Mayor Eric Adams' health team has scrapped the requirement that a fetus aborted at or after 24 weeks -- considered the point of potential viability to survive early birth --...
Oldest wine ever discovered contains a horrifying secret ingredient: study
This archeological finding redefines "full-bodied" wine.
I'm a teacher — I get a lot of weird gifts, but a cremation coupon is my favorite
Some teachers get apples for Teacher Appreciation Week, others get a push to start end-of-life planning.
OJ Simpson has been cremated, no public memorial planned, estate lawyer says
OJ Simpson’s body was cremated on Wednesday and there is no public memorial service planned for the former NFL star-turned-convicted felon who died last week at the age of 76,...
Dear Abby: I discovered a human skull in my grandpa's yard
Dear Abby advises a woman who made a creepy discovery at her grandfather's house.
To dust you shall return: Box of cremated human remains from 2012 found on Arizona walking trail
The “cremains” were discovered by a female hiker on the afternoon of Jan. 24.
Family receives young man's ashes in case of mistaken identity — only to discover he's alive 3 months later
An Oregon family believed their loved one was dead when they received an urn full of ashes and the 23-year-old’s death certificate – but they discovered months later that he...
A man sold his dead mom’s ashes on Facebook for $30 — someone bought them
Here's one way to spread your late loved one's remains.
Son of man whose ashes were sent to NYC rocker slams ‘outrageous’ mistake
The son of a trucker whose cremated remains were mysteriously sent to a Brooklyn indie rocker told The Post Thursday the funeral home that mailed the ashes made an “outrageous”...
NYC indie rocker receives stranger's cremated remains in the mail
Hamilton Leithauser, of The Walkman, was shocked when the funeral home that sent them said remains were not their problem
Texas mom issues heartbreaking plea for baby's stolen ashes
"Please return my daughter's ashes, that's all I have left of my daughter,” Lily Nicol said in an open plea to the crooks, according to KXAN.
Why human composting with 'green burials' is the next big thing
Composting and "green burials" are now legal in New York State. The sector promises to make the burial process cheaper and less toxic, but not everyone agrees it's the best...
Woman's plan to bury hubby's ashes at Disney World dashed by airline
A UK woman was left heartbroken after Virgin Atlantic lost her luggage when she flew to Florida -- where she had planned to bury her husband’s ashes and their wedding...
Woman finds human fetus, cremated remains in storage unit
Rebekah McManus was thrilled when she won a funeral home’s former storage unit in August.
Back to earth: Human composting burial legalized in California
Californians looking to honor the Earth even after death will soon have an alternative to conventional burial.
Body of newlywed slain in Fiji too badly beaten to be flown home: attorney
The Tennessee bride whose husband has been charged with murdering her on their honeymoon in Fiji was so badly beaten her family was unable to bring her body home to...
Colorado funeral home owner admits to selling body parts for cash
A former Colorado funeral home owner pleaded guilty to secretly dissecting corpses and selling body parts without consent from mourning relatives.
California trucker mistakenly cremated in Texas: lawsuit
The suit alleges the medical examiner’s office switched the bodies of Jesse Gonzalez and Jose Gonzalez, whose organs were harvested prior to being cremated.
This compost-mortem may be coming to a NYC funeral parlor near you
New York state Assembly member Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Queens), have co-sponsored a bill to legalize human composting as part of measures the state is putting...