Takeaways from AP’s report on a woman whose body was among 189 left to decay in a funeral home

Derrick Johnson buried his mother’s ashes in 2023 alongside his home on Maui, fulfilling her wish of a final resting place ...

A Colorado funeral home stashed 189 decaying bodies and handed out fake ashes. His mother was among them.

Return to Nature funeral home co-owner Jon Hallford will be sentenced Friday, facing between 30 to 50 years in prison.
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Africa's oldest intentional cremation is discovered in Malawi

The oldest Stone Age cremation, carried out 9,500 years ago in a remote rock shelter, has been found in Africa.
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Californians are choosing cremation over burial

Data: National Funeral Directors Association; Map: Danielle Alberti/Axios Californians appear to increasingly prefer cremation to burial, reflecting a nationwide shift that reverses a norm from two ...