Death row diary offers a rare glimpse into a morbid world
A situation like this tends to make you reflect ... look at those old black and white photos of mom (God, she was beautiful!) and wonder how my life would have turned out differently if she had not died when I was a baby, if I'd had a mother ...

Burmese singer takes on HIV stigma
Yangon, Myanmar (CNN)-- Zarni Aung's not sure how he contracted HIV -- it may have been from a tainted needle or a sex worker. Either way, the virus saw his weight plunge below 40 kilograms before he left his home in Aunglan Township to seek ...

Jason Leffler's death: Cohorts remember big-time competitor
"His loss will be felt across the entire sport." Leffler was single and had a 5-year-old son, Charlie Dean. Funeral arrangements have not been set. Last night we lost a real racer @jasonleffler. Thoughts & prayers go out to his family especially ...

Large crowds attend funeral of longtime Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles
OXFORD, Ohio — Former players and coaching colleagues were among mourners at funeral services for former Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles ... Jason Grunkemeyer and Greg Knox were pallbearers. A Miami spokeswoman said President ...

Family, friends bid final farewell to slain Iowa girl
Emily Schettler and Grant Rodgers, The Des Moines Register 9:49 ... away tears as he shared memories of Kathlynn whom he said only wanted to be happy and healthy and to help others. "As she looks down on us now, she has seen everybody who ...

Robert Downey Jr. calms boy upset at not seeing "Iron Man"
(CBS/AP) Robert Downey Jr. may not be a real superhero, but he sure acted like one for a little Massachusetts boy. Heather Denno took her 1 1/2-year-old son Jaxson to watch filming for the movie "The Judge," starring Downey, in her hometown of Sunderland ...