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Cop Who Died While Investigating LAPD Officers ‘Smacks of a Cover Up,’ Lawyer Says
LAPD Officer Houston Tipping died after he was supposedly dropped on his head by a fellow cop during a training exercise. His family isn’t convinced.
Home Coming: Northumberland
An intimate tour of one writer's hometown, one random moment of synchronicity at a time.
We Asked People About the Time They Literally Almost Died
"There was a sense of fear, but then comfort because anything could happen at any time no matter how careful you are."
‘Reservation Dogs’ Showed Me an Indigenous Way to Grieve
After my dad's death, the show's second season reminded me that lost relatives also find ways to help us heal.
Dead Babies Married in a Wedding Ceremony Decades After Their Deaths
Folded ornate clothes represented the couple in the ceremony.
What It Feels Like to Mourn a Parent in Your 20s and 30s
Grieving is never easy, especially when you belong to a generation that can find it difficult to grow up.
‘Death Comes as a Relief’: Talking to a Professional Who Helps People Die
“The last couple we guided had been together for 65 years. They couldn’t imagine life without one another.”
The Search for Meaning in a Mysterious Brain Signal at Death
Research on a surge of gamma wave activity at death has been cited as proof your life flashes before your eyes before you die; in truth, no one knows exactly what it means.
Do Animals Understand What It Means to Die?
Primates carry their dead infants; elephants return to where relatives lay dead. To explain these behaviors, scientists have to answer questions that have vexed philosophers for millennia.
Ex-NFL Player Glenn Foster Jr. Died in Police Custody and No One Knows Why
If Alabama law enforcement knows how Glenn Foster Jr. died, they’re not explaining why.
A Year in the Life of a Millennial Grave-Digger
"I couldn’t breathe because the smell was the worst thing ever. I’ve never been able to forget it."
Family Finds Dead Grandfather Being Dissected at Public Event
The man’s body was found being autopsied live in a Marriott ballroom where people paid up to $500 to watch.