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Emotions running high in cemetery land disputeThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:31PMThe grave was dug, the body prepared and the funeral service rehearsed.

Rain hampers Indian effort to find bombersThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:07PMPolice in Mumbai investigating the trio of bomb blasts that tore through the city on Wednesday were last night pinning their best hopes on CCTV footage recovered from the site of the explosion as they revealed heavy rains may have destroyed much forensic evidence.

Antiquities to return to Swat MuseumWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:59PMTAXILA, July 13: Thousands of antiquities removed from the Swat Buddhist Museum for safety after militants bombed it in 2008 were returned to the museum on Wednesday.

Mayor's chief of staff resigning; Commissioners balk on settlement with fired county managerWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:01PMMayor's chief of staff resigning; Commissioners balk on settlement with fired county manager

Financial records seized in Albany funeral home raidWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:03PMThe GBI and the Secretary of State's office have been contacted to assist in the Litman investigation.

Ex-director of Illinois cemetary sentenced in burial schemeSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:04PMThe former director of a Chicago-area cemetery where hundreds of graves were dug up and resold has pleaded guilty to several charges involving the desecration of human remains.

Burr Oak Cemetery director sentenced to 12 years for 'bogus graves'Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:49PMA former director of Burr Oak Cemetery was sentenced to 12 years in prison this morning after she pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from "bogus graves" found on the burial grounds in south suburban Alsip.

Ex-Burr Oak Cemetery director pleads guilty, gets 12 yearsFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:49PMCarolyn Towns, who for years consoled grieving families as manager of the Burr Oak cemetery, herself wept Friday as she admitted her role in a grave reselling scandal at the historic black burial grounds. Two years to the day after the scandal blew open, Towns, 51, blamed a gambling addiction, told a judge how sorry she was for the families pained by the scheme she oversaw, and accepted a 12 ...

Former Burr Oak Cemetery Director Admits To Gruesome SchemeFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:35PMThe former director of Burr Oak cemetery has pleaded guilty to charges that she profited from the headline-grabbing scheme that involved digging up human remains from graves for resale, and dumping the remains.