Death row diary offers a rare glimpse into a morbid world
(CNN)-- Not much is written in the way of obituaries for people who are put to death. They are convicted criminals; many are guilty of unspeakable cruelty. We hear of death row cases when controversy swirls about a prisoner's guilt, as was the ...

Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth year
Oops! The tombstone for former New York City mayor Ed Koch bears the wrong year of his birth. NBC 4 News reported that the mammoth marker for Koch, who died in February at the age of 88, says the brash and outspoken Democrat was born Dec. 12, 1942.

Pre-Paid Funeral Service Was 'Ponzi-Like Scheme,' Federal Prosecutors Say
"In turn, new business ... planning funeral services. "Some state laws require the funeral home or cemetery to place a percentage of the prepayment in a state-regulated trust or to purchase a life insurance policy with the death benefits ...

Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque, kill 34
Police officials said the university's Shiite students usually perform their midday prayers in the mosque that was hit. After the blasts, security forces quickly sealed off the area around the simple, unadorned mosque. Ali Faleh, a university student ...

Suicide bomber kills 29 at Pakistani funeral
PESHAWAR, Pakistan A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target ...

Valerie Harper's cancer battle is focus of NBC special
Valerie Harper attends the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, in Louisville. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin, WireImage) Actress Valerie Harper is returning to TV. This time, she will be the subject of a documentary chronicling her battle ...