Guardians of the Soul is a book about history, beauty, and love—the history of the monuments and the people they honor, the exquisite beauty of the hand-crafted sculpture, but, most of all, this is a book about the enduring love these magnificent statues of marble, granite, limestone, zinc, and bronze represent. Guardians of the Soul contains 188 moving photographs by Hoosier photographer, John Bower. The photos in Guardians of the Soul were taken in over 200 cemeteries, large and small, scattered all across Southern Indiana—that part of the state lying south of U.S. 40, the old National Road.

Investigators say St. Lucie County firefighters who knew a paramedic took a man's severed foot from a vehicle crash site may face disciplinary action. Authorities said Friday those who never reported the misconduct are being investigated. Cindy Economou resigned after admitting she took the foot to train her cadaver dog to locate and follow the scent of decomposing human flesh.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald N. Kornblum, a former Los Angeles County coroner who performed autopsies on such celebrities as John Belushi, Natalie Wood and Truman Capote, has died. He was 74. Kornblum served eight years as county coroner before resigning in 1990 amid charges of poor management. He died Tuesday at his home in La Canada Flintridge after a long illness, his family said.