Grieving in the 21st century: Tattoo tributes, mobile memorials and virtual visitations

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" may be the traditional view when it comes to death. But "ashes to tattoos" is one unconventional way people have found to honor their dead, as mourning goes skin-deep,...

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Difficult duty: Recovering those who have been lost at sea

Closure can be hard to come by when a loved one dies at sea. Sometimes a boat is found the next day. Other times, the weather conditions make an immediate search impossible. Families sometimes must...

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Five more bodies pulled from massive mudslide in Mexico

Rescuers have pulled five bodies from a massive mudslide that buried part of a village in southwestern Mexico, where 68 people were reported missing, the interior minister said Monday. Interior...

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