A cemetery in Compton, Calif., is being stripped day by day, month by month. Thieves have damaged or stolen nearly 1,600 headstones and plaques since 2023. “We got hit in January. We got hit in December. We got hit in November,” says Celestina Bishop, 51, operator of Woodlawn Celestial Gardens. “We won’t be replacing them. … Read more
Deandre Ayton was thrilled to land with the Los Angeles Lakers after the Portland Trail Blazers wisely bought him out this past summer. During Lakers Media Day, he compared himself to a “wounded animal” on its last legs. He also added that he was “somewhere where it counts now,” taking a not-so-subtle jab at the … Read more
Bones and skulls visible in the back seat of a car near an abandoned cemetery on Philadelphia’s outskirts led police to a basement filled with body parts, which authorities say were hoarded by a man now accused of stealing about 100 sets of human remains. Most were in the basement, authorities said, and they also … Read more