VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was triggered by the German theologian’s decision to...
3 Former Presidents Mourn John Lewis at Funeral in Atlanta
ATLANTA — John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies after nearly a week of mourning that took him...
John Lewis's Body Arrives in Capitol Rotunda to Lie in State
WASHINGTON — The body of the late Rep. John Lewis has arrived in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state as lawmakers pay tribute to the long-time Georgia lawmaker and icon of the civil rights movement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a delegation Monday to Joint Base...
'He Is Going to Change the World': Funeral Held for Floyd
HOUSTON — George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. More than 500...
George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, to Be Buried
HOUSTON — George Floyd’s body arrived at a Houston church Tuesday for a private funeral, to be followed by burial, capping six days of mourning for the black man whose death inspired a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice. Floyd, 46, was to be laid to rest next...
Stampede Kills 56 at Funeral for Iranian General Slain by US
TEHRAN, Iran — A stampede broke out Tuesday at a funeral for a top Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike, and at least 56 people were killed and more than 200 were injured as thousands thronged the procession, Iranian news reports said. The stampede took place in Kerman, the...
Central Unified Pays Tribute to Porterfield Ahead of Monday Funeral
Central Unified staff and board members were visibly saddened Tuesday evening when remembering Kelly Porterfield. The assistant superintendent was killed July 16 while riding a motorcycle struck by a mini-van on Highway 168 near Shaver Lake. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, board president Terry Cox asked the public to remain...
Porterfield Funeral Is Set for Monday in Clovis
The funeral service for Kelly Porterfield, who left his imprint on Central Unified and Madera Unified school districts, is scheduled for Monday, July 29. The public funeral is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Peachwood Ward, 220 N. Peach Ave., in...
‘Face of Cancer’ Founder Holly Carter, 50, Has Died
Holly Carter, whose battle with cancer inspired a Fresno charity helping women like her, died Tuesday. She was 50 years old and had entered hospice in early May. Said Carter late last year: “Every woman battling cancer wants to be seen as a beautiful valiant warrior." Throughout her health challenges, Carter...
Israeli Troops Accused of Shooting Handcuffed Palestinian
BEIT JALA, West Bank — A hospitalized Palestinian teen said Monday he was shot in his thighs by Israeli soldiers while he was handcuffed and blindfolded — the latest in what a leading rights group portrayed as a series of unjustified shootings of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers. The military said...