Death and dying

Simon Cowell is mourning the loss of Liam Payne. The 65-year-old, who has a long history with Liam having played a role in the creation of One Direction, took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late singer.

Simon Cowell mourned the loss of Liam Payne, whose rise to fame on “The X Factor” Cowell helped orchestrate.

Louis Tomlinson is mourning the loss of his former One Direction bandmate.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down with celebrity medium Jonathan Mark to learn how he discovered his psychic abilities and the ways he connects with the other side. The podcast host also opens up about working with the FBI and police to help solve high-profile criminal cases.

Police in Peru say they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes. Police say they found the body of William Stampfl on Friday near a camp 5200 meters (17,060 feet) above sea level. The 58-year-old Stampfl had...

Georgie Campbell, a British event rider, died after falling from her horse during a competition at the Bicton International Horse Trials on May 26.

Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors, has died at age 92.

A Florida-based charity champions a novel approach to turning the death of a loved one into a life-sustaining memorial.

When Kailey Newkirk’s mother passed away unexpectedly, her family was at a loss at how she would want to be memorialized. But her mother’s final Facebook post pointed them to a surprising trend in funeral services: coral reef memorials. “It made so much sense that she would want to support marine life habitat when she passed,” Newkirk says. “Mostly because...

The Delaware Senate has given final approval to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation.

Craig Roh, a former college football standout at the University of Michigan, died of colon cancer at age 33.

Death is a certainty – one that no one can escape. But for many in modern America, it’s a taboo topic, one far removed from our everyday lives until we’re faced head-on with loss. Take a peek behind the curtain as we explore our relationship with death, meet the people who help us navigate the end of life, and...