The great Norse warriors not only believed in the afterlife, but saw it as their duty to help the deceased get there, with ...

In southern Chile and Argentina, Patagonia’s glaciers stretch for miles — endless fields of blue ice surrounded by wild mountains and wind. Nicole Kidman glows in gold at 2004 Golden Globes ceremony ...

Charles Murray’s discussion of terminal lucidity resonated with me (“Can Science Reckon With the Human Soul?,” Houses of Worship, Oct. 17). My wife, Linda, had stopped communicating verbally for a day ...

It's understandable that Charlie Matthau would want to spend some time — as much as he can — with his late father, actor Walter Matthau. Al Pacino breaks silence on death of 'Godfather' costar and ...

It's understandable that Charlie Matthau would want to spend some time — as much as he can — with his late father, actor Walter Matthau. "He is my best buddy, and if I come back for the next lifecycle ...

Once you die, if you had a prepaid funeral contract or had put your choices in writing, then your wishes must be followed. D-Keine / Getty Images In Plato’s Phaedo, Socrates argues about what happens ...

Editor's note: This database contains descriptions of violent crimes. There are 113 people sitting on Ohio's death row. Some were sentenced to death decades ago, for murders committed in the 1980s and ...

The application of Ohio's death penalty varies significantly by county, influenced by the views of elected prosecutors. Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties have historically sent the most people to death ...

ST. LOUIS — Prosecutors on Saturday charged Ezzard Earl Jr. with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Wilbert Rodgers III of Wellston. Earl Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are ...

In 1991, two hikers in the Italian Alps stumbled upon a frozen body and changed history. The man they found, later named Ötzi, had been preserved in ice for over 5,000 years. His body carried Stone ...