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A week since Hurricane Stan hit Central America, communities across Guatemala continue the task of unearthing victims of mudslides triggered by the storm. At least 600 have died and more than 400 are missing. But a debate rages over what to do with the bodies once they are found.

A lot of people think of a marathon as the ultimate long distance race with its official distance of 26.2 miles. But that pales in comparison to a man who has run 350 miles -- in one race -- without stopping. Tom Goldman has a profile on Ultra-Marathoner Dean Karnazes.

Doomsday prepper properties designed to ride out societal collapse are growing in popularity. Fortitude Ranch in Colorado aims to make bunkers affordable for the middle class.

Around the U.S. this summer, volunteers are driving with sensors to map rising urban heat. City planners and scientists will use those maps to bring relief for people in the hottest neighborhoods.

Audie Cornish talks with reporter Craig Timberg about the airplane-based surveillance tech that he features in The Washington Post. The detailed photo series can capture huge areas of a city and allow law enforcement to track the movements of vehicles and people in an effort to solve crimes quickly. They also raise a lot of privacy concerns for some people.

College students are finishing the semester from home — getting used to living again with siblings, parents and the slow pace of isolation. UMass-Amherst students sent us scenes from lockdown.

A hearing Tuesday may decide the fate of international students after it was announced that they would be prohibited from being in the U.S. if their schools only had online classes this fall.

Fourth-generation funeral director Patrick Kearns and his brother-in-law Paul Kearns-Stanley are partners in a 120-year-old family funeral business. They describe their unrelenting work and worries.

A hearing Tuesday may decide the fate of international students after it was announced that they would be prohibited from being in the U.S. if their schools only had online classes this fall.

Over 40 structures have been destroyed and thousands remain evacuated as the volcano erupts. Lava flows from dozens of fissures have reached the ocean, creating a dangerous phenomenon known as "laze."