Anti-Tobacco Activists Hold ‘Menthol Funeral’ in Washington
WASHINGTON — A group of anti-tobacco activists and their supporters held a “menthol funeral” here Thursday, demanding that the Biden administration release a long-delayed final rule banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and other menthol-flavored tobacco products. “Let us bury menthol cigarettes; enough is enough,” said Rev. Horace Sheffield, CEO of the Detroit Association of […]
Judge Rules Against Single Trial For 10 Charged In Psychiatric Patient’s Death
RICHMOND, VA – MARCH 29: Caroline Ouko makes remarks at the funeral for her son Irvo Otieno, killed by sherrifs deputies and employees of Central State Hospital earlier this month, in Richmond, VA. (Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Seven sheriff’s deputies […]
Opinion | What Comes After Death?
I once attended a funeral during which the guests were invited to take a flower from atop a young mother’s casket as a memento. A little boy, her son, was being held by his father. He had been remarkably quiet throughout the funeral and interment process up to this point. Then, I began watching him, […]
My 20-Year-Old Brother Died By Suicide. Here’s Why I Almost Joined Him.
A few hours after my brother Joe’s funeral, I noticed my father had shrunk. We sat together on my grandparents’ couch — him in his special occasion suit and a rumpled tie, me in black pants and a white sweater. As a kid, I’d seen him as the giant who palmed basketballs and touched our […]