She and her staff at Union Carbide created synthetic materials that improved various industrial processes, including purifying water. She also developed a way to make emeralds. By Richard Sandomir ...

PORTLAND – Edith Rose “Edie” Marino passed away on Dec. 30, 2025, at 91 years old in Portland surrounded by her … PORTLAND – Edith Rose “Edie” Marino passed away on Dec. 30, 2025, at 91 years old in ...

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Edith Renfrow Smith, the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa and a longtime Chicago schoolteacher, remained mentally sharp well past 100, becoming the subject for medical ...

Who is the 2026 Rose Parade Grand Marshal? The Grand Marshal for the parade will be none other than basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, a Los Angeles Lakers icon. How to watch, stream the ...

Edith Shadd Green, retired English department head at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, died of pneumonia complications Oct. 23 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Pikesville resident was 82. Born ...

Monique (Vivica A. Fox) assigns Kayleigh (Chelsea Rose Cook) and her arch-rival, Darren (Austen Jaye) to work together to come up with an ad campaign for the firm’s top client, Santa’s Pajamas. Their ...

The Budapest History Museum found a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus during an excavation within the city. The coffin was still fully sealed, untouched by looters for centuries. The sarcophagus was ...

The business of paying respect to the dead can be an eco-unfriendly matter, whether opting for a wooden coffin that contributes to deforestation, or a cremation service that produces carbon emissions.

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A woman in Thailand who was found alive in her coffin at a Buddhist temple was saved from organ donation and cremation because her brother didn't have a death certificate. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a ...