Bereavement leave typically grants three to five paid days off for immediate family deaths, with policies varying by employer and no federal law requiring it.

The grim discovery spans two years of excavations in the Miguel Alemán district, located along the border between Baja ...

Carole K. Samples, 83, Emporia, Kansas and formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor on ...

Located in Malawi, the site could also be the world's earliest example of an in situ cremation pyre for an adult, according ...

Roughly 5,500–6,000 years ago, the area including present-day Finland was inhabited by hunter-fisher-gatherers living in ...

Alvin Samples, an All-America lineman at Alabama in the late 1960s who later was active in politics in his hometown of ...

Microscopic feathers provide clearest evidence yet of ceremonial clothing used in shamanic burial rituals in prehistoric times.

A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of Americans will opt for cremation over burial, according to the National ...

The Bidens and Bushes were in attendance. Trump and Vance were not invited. Former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, with several high-profile ...

Every patch of earth has a signature and a secret. The signature is its individual combination of geological influences and organic material that create distinct color profiles. The secret is what ...

A recent archaeological excavation at the historic Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has revealed compelling evidence of an ancient garden that once grew on the site, potentially resolving ...

Researchers have discovered what they believe to be the earliest evidence of artificial mummification known to science, pushing back the timeline for the burial ritual to far before the time of the ...