White County Memorial Gardens

AP) — Deputies in Kentucky say 24 bronze urns were stolen from a cemetery, and a mausoleum was vandalized in incidents they suspect are related.A news release says the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate what happened at Cumberland Memorial Gardens near unincorporated Lily, about six miles south of London.The sheriff’s office was notified by management Thursday of the vandalism in the mausoleum, which was reported as a forced entry into a tomb. The family of the disturbed tomb was notified. Then on Friday, a deputy returned to Cumberland Memorial Gardens after the facility’s management determined that two dozen urns were stolen.Sheriff’s officials are asking anyone with information about the case to contact them at 606-864-6600.

The rapper, whose real name is Sean John Combs, tweeted a heartfelt message about the late model, actress and mother of three of his children on Saturday. "Today we lay to rest our ANGEL. Her spirit lives on with us FOREVER!!! We thank you all for your prayers and support," he tweeted, along with a photo of Porter. "You have no idea how much it means to us. We thank GOD for all of you." Porter died suddenly at her L.A. home on Nov. 15 at age 47, but the cause of death has not yet been established by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office. An autopsy was performed the next day but the results were deferred for further testing, which could take weeks. ...

Sometimes it’s kind of out there, like a cloud or a bubble,” she says, fluttering her hands above her head as she sits across the dining room table from her husband, Steven Carlson, in their Arden Hills home.“Other times, it’s here. … Right in front of my face,” she says, moving her hand just beyond her nose.When it’s right there, staring her down, Catherine Carlson has a trick to keep it from spilling into tears.The nurse frequently started scrambling to solve complex multiplication problems when she found herself on the cusp of crying at work in the weeks and months after her 16-year-old daughter, Stephanie Carlson, was killed in a car accident. Carlson died along with one of her best friends, 16-year-old Bridget Giere, as they were on their way to Mounds View High School.Bridget Giere, left, and Stephanie Carlson, both 16, were killed in a car crash Dec. 1 2016 when Rachel Kayl smashed into the car they were in at the intersection of County Road 96 and Old Highway 10 in Arden Hills. (Courtesy of Marilee Giere)The driver of the vehicle, Samantha Redden — the third leg of their tight friend-trio — was seriously injured but survived.“I learned it from a woman I know,” Catherine Carlson says of the strategy, explaining that it helps shift her focus to the left, logical side of her brain when the right hemisphere is flooded with grief.“I was surprised how much it helped,” the mother of five continues. “When I went back to work, I never knew what would trigger me or when. … Suddenly, I’d be sitting in a meeting going, ‘OK, try and multiple 246 by 73.’“You know, you expect your parents to pass away, and spouses know that one spouse will probably go before the other, but no one really expects their daughter or teenager to give them a hug before school and never come home,” Catherine Carlson said.Steven Carlson last saw his daughter the night before she died.“She was in her room. Yeah. The next time I saw her (was...