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Bodies of 11 people — including infants — found rotting in funeral home
A Los Angeles mortician is accused of permitting 11 deceased bodies to rot at his funeral home — including the bodies of infants, officials said.
Florida company wants to use your dead body to fight climate change
Climate change has led to issues worldwide, including in oceans, where rising temperatures have resulted in the loss of coral.
Kid honors dead dad by turning his ashes into a pet rock with 1M fans
And she did the only truly great thing one could do with her rock: She gave it googly eyes.
Family sues funeral home for 'accidentally' cremating man
A family in Arkansas is suing a funeral home for accidentally cremating their relative.
Russia has mobile crematoriums that 'evaporate' dead soldiers: report
The British Ministry of Defense released video of the trucks which can incinerate bodies one at a time and suggested Wednesday that the Kremlin might deploy them in its war...
'Coolers stacking up': Hospitals scramble to deal with surge in COVID fatalities — this time because of staffing shortage
Hospitals are scrambling to organize dead COVID-19 patients, shifting them between facilities amid backlogs at the city Medical Examiner's Office and local crematoriums, The Post has learned.
'World's fattest man' says he was to be cremated in slaughterhouse upon death
The former world's fattest man, who once tipped the scales at nearly 1,000 pounds, claims that his UK hospital ward had planned to cremate him in a slaughterhouse if he...
Cremated relative given to wrong family, who spread the ashes
The ashes of Carmen Torres were mistakenly given to the wrong family, who then spread them. Her family now says they can't be at peace because of the mistake.
Hong Kong pet funerals aim for respectful farewell rather than landfill waste
Owners can say goodbye to their pets in a designated room. Later, they can choose to bring home the ashes or have them scattered in a garden at the funeral...
Maine crematorium under fire for allegedly letting bodies rot in basement
Six people in Maine have sued a local crematorium for allegedly letting their relatives' bodies rot without refrigeration in the basement.
US sending supplies, aid to India amid record COVID cases
The US is sending aid and supplies to India as it battles a record rise in COIVD-19 cases that have overwhelmed the country's hospitals and forced mass cremations, the White...
Man fills bowling ball with father's ashes — then rolls perfect game
Big ups to this bowler in the sky: John Hinkle Jr. of Illinois bowled a perfect 300 using a bowl custom made with the ashes of his late father.
Woman desperately searches for missing urn of dad's ashes
A heartbroken Virginia woman is on a mission to find an urn containing her deceased father’s ashes — after it was sent to the wrong address, according to a report. June...
LA suspends air-quality limits on crematoriums to cope with COVID-19 bodies
Los Angeles has suspended its air-quality limits on local crematoriums — because it says there are just too many COVID-19 bodies to deal with. The LA Coroner’s Office “has confirmed...
Biggest Czech crematorium overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — All three cremation chambers are working round the clock, while storage capacity for caskets has been repeatedly boosted. Despite all the efforts, the Czech Republic’s biggest...
Crematoriums in India's capital are overwhelmed with bodies
NEW DELHI — When Raj Singh’s 70-year-old mother died from the coronavirus in India’s capital, he took comfort in the prospect of a proper cremation, the funeral rite that Hindus...
Woman declared dead from coronavirus found alive in hospital mixup, reports say
An Ecuadorean woman woke up from a coma and asked doctors to call her sister —almost a month after doctors had told her family that she was dead, reports said...
City crematories have 10-plus day backup as coronavirus deaths surge
The backup means families may wait 10 days or more before being able to say goodbye to their loved ones.
Funeral home mom and daughter accused of secretly selling body parts
A mother and daughter who ran a Colorado funeral home have been arrested for selling body parts -- and even entire bodies -- without consent from grieving relatives, federal authorities...
USPS can't find my mother's ashes -- and there's no good news
Dear John: I am lost and don’t know what to do at this point. My issue all began with the passing of my mother last December. I had a wonderful...