Peres, remembered for tireless peace efforts, laid to rest
By ARON HELLER Shimon Peres was laid to rest Friday by dozens of world leaders who praised Israel’s former president and prime minister for pursuing peace with an indefatigable spirit…
State funerals
BODY OF ISRAEL’S ARIEL SHARON LIES IN STATE
By ARON HELLER Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset plaza, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Sharon, the…
JFK: Mementoes kept 50 years mark awful day
By JAMIE STENGLE and CHRISTOPHER SULLIVAN FILE – In this Friday morning, Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, President John F. Kennedy, center, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson, center right, walk…
CONN. SLAVE WHO DIED IN 1798 CALLED ‘CHILD OF GOD’
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN Caleb Pilgrim, left, and Marie Baskerville pray over a casket with the remains of an enslaved man known as Mr. Fortune at the state Capitol in Hartford,…
BRITAIN’S IRON LADY LAID TO REST WITH FULL POMP
By JILL LAWLESS and CASSANDRA VINOGRAD An overhead view of guests attending the ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Wednesday April…
MORE THAN 2,000 INVITED TO THATCHER FUNERAL
By JILL LAWLESS A view of the St. Paul’s Cathedral in central London, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The funeral service of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be held…