Former presidents, stars and musical royalty paid joyous tribute to Aretha Franklin at her funeral, leading her family and members of the public in bidding goodbye to America's "Queen of Soul."
The 76-year-old singer and winner of 18 Grammy awards is seriously ill and surrounded by her friends and family in her home town Detroit, media report and family sources say.
As federal investigators search for a motive in the deadly attack, hundreds of people also attended an emotional funeral service in Texas for a Pakistani exchange student, one of 10 people killed in Friday's rampage.
The one-time Klan leader was serving three consecutive 20-year terms for manslaughter when he died in prison.
Twenty six people including an unborn child were murdered in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs last week by a lone gunman.
The attack marks the deadliest shooting in Texas history, with victims ranging in age from 17 months to 77 years old.
The Texas church shooter, who has been identified as 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, had carried three guns and was cited for cruelty to animals in the past.
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