Anonymous donor funded cremation for Trump shooter Thomas Crooks, FBI records reveal
FBI records show that an anonymous donor paid for the cremation of Trump shooter Thomas Crooks, who had used the alias 'Bob Dole' when purchasing rifle parts.
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Anonymous donor funded cremation of Trump would-be assassin, records reveal
Federal records reviewed by The Post show an anonymous donor paid for the cremation of Thomas Crooks, the would-be Trump assassin, shortly after the Butler, Pa., rally shooting; the note appears in documents given to Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley as part of his inquiry into security failures around the incident, with the family described as financially strained.
Nepal mourners mark missing relatives with symbolic cremations amid flood disaster
After floods and landslides kill more than 1,200 and leave over 4,000 missing, families without their loved ones’ remains hold symbolic cremations at Kathmandu’s Pashupatinath Temple along the Bagmati River, burning kusa-grass effigies on miniature funeral pyres as authorities carry out mass burials to prevent disease and collect DNA and photos to aid later identification.
1,800-year-old Vandal shield boss hides cremated remains in Polish junkyard
A man digging in a junkyard in Hrubieszów, southeastern Poland, uncovered the iron shield boss (umbo) of a shield dating to about 1,800 years ago. Archaeologists at the Father Stanisław Staszic Museum in Hrubieszów confirmed cremated bones were found inside a plug of earth within the boss, indicating a cremation burial of a Vandal warrior from the 2nd century. The Vandals in this region are associated with the Przeworsk culture; while the remains point to a Vandal presence in Poland, the original grave has been lost and no other grave goods were recovered.
Four days of searching in Nepal floods end with heartbreak as son identified and cremated
Four agonising days after flash floods and a mudslide rifled Nepal’s Rasuwa district, 21‑year‑old Ayush Khadka, a civil servant, remained missing as his family hunted across districts, cross‑checking photographs at a recovery center and weighing a recovered body’s resemblance. Authorities had already identified a body as Ayush’s, and on August 30 his death was confirmed; the next morning about 35 relatives cremated him in Chitwan. The disaster killed at least 939 people and left around 4,000 missing, underscoring the chaos and heartbreak faced by families in the floods’ wake.
Nepal's flood burials spark Hindu rite concerns
In flood-hit Nepal, authorities say they are temporarily burying unidentified victims to manage health risks and morgue capacity, drawing pushback from Hindu families who favor cremation; officials say identities can later be confirmed and remains exhumed for proper rites.
State probes second Chicago funeral facility for mishandling remains
A second Chicago facility, Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium, is accused of mishandling human remains and has been ordered to stop accepting new remains as investigators probe storage violations. An Illinois Comptroller’s office check after a July tip found equipment failures and remains not kept at proper temperatures; 35 people were awaiting cremation at the time, all later cremated and returned to families. Separately, regulators reported 57 decomposing bodies at South Chicago Chapel, triggering a criminal investigation by Calumet Area detectives; the cemetery is cooperating with the ongoing probe.
Ancient Ashes in East Africa: 100,000-Year-Old Cremation Hint Emerges
In Ethiopia's Afar Rift, burned bones dating to about 100,000 years ago may be the oldest evidence of cremation, implying early Homo sapiens engaged in or encountered cremation. The site also reveals thousands of stone tools and obsidian artifacts, indicating repeated visits and mobility shaped by seasonal floods, challenging climate-change–driven migration theories.
Ancient Ethiopian bones hint at oldest known human cremation
Fossils from Ethiopia's Afar Rift show burning traces on Homo sapiens bones dating around 100,000 years ago, possibly the oldest evidence of cremation and suggesting varied postmortem practices among early humans.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: After death, your energy returns to Earth or travels to the stars
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains on Startalk that after death your body's energy isn’t destroyed: burying you returns energy to the Earth via microbes, while cremation turns it into heat radiated into space, potentially reaching Alpha Centauri. He frames this in terms of the first law of thermodynamics and notes a debate between eco-friendly burial versus cremation.
Cosmic energy lives on: Tyson on burial vs cremation
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains in a StarTalk clip that burying a body lets energy cycle back into the Earth through decomposition and the food web, while cremation releases energy as heat that radiates into space, with the idea that you’re transforming rather than vanishing and some atoms may even voyage to distant stars.
China tightens cremation rules, banning storage in 'bone ash apartments' as funeral-cost reforms roll out
Regulators in China unveiled new rules to tackle fraud and price opacity in the funeral industry, amid high burial costs in Beijing and online debate over empty 'bone ash apartments' used to store cremated remains ahead of Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Death Certificate Confirms Tragic Cause in Katherine Hartley Short's Passing
Katherine Hartley Short, Martin Short’s daughter, died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 42. The Los Angeles County death certificate confirms the cause and that she was cremated; reports note a note and a gun were found at her Hollywood Hills home and that Short has since kept a low profile, with the family asking for privacy as he postponed public appearances.
Ancient African cremation pyre uncovers 9,500-year-old hunter-gatherer mysteries
Researchers discovered the oldest known cremation pyre in Africa, dating back 9,500 years in Malawi, revealing complex funerary practices among early hunter-gatherers and raising questions about their cultural beliefs and social structures.
Africa's Oldest Cremation Reveals Ancient Rituals and Hunter-Gatherer Practices
Scientists discovered the earliest known cremation in Africa, dating back 9,500 years in Malawi, involving a large-scale pyre ritual for a likely middle-aged woman, challenging previous notions about hunter-gatherer mortuary practices and indicating complex social behaviors.