LAUREL, Md. - An inmate who escaped from a hospital Wednesday, briefly taking a worker hostage and stealing two getaway cars, was cornered hours later in a cemetery by police and killed in a shootout, authorities said.

...Killed in a cemetery, how convenient. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Amid miles of winding pathways and 114 acres of burial ground in New Dorp stands a 15-foot monument. This shrine, located in Moravian Cemetery, has been a part of the borough's landscape since 1863. Fossils that are between 248 and 540 million years old. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

"Though young people are less fearful than their parents, going to the cemetery is still a grave undertaking, not a walk in the park." So it was a break with tradition when parklike Fushouyuan Cemetery in suburban Qingpu District applied late last year for scenic-site status from the city's tourism commission. picked by suebe 8 months ago

During the restoration works at the Nashville City Cemetery archeologists found a very rare "piece of eight", latter named the "peso" and today known as "8 reales," dated 1776. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Police in Franklin, Tenn., were confused when a 70-year-old tombstone was found in a vacant lot. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Charges were dropped, however. "People are allowed to make faces at police dogs and officers to express their disapproval. It's constitutional expression," her lawyer said. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago