The man's remains lie on a table. Next to him are the bones of his 22-year-old son and the remains of another son. But no one yet knows which of the man's two missing boys the third set of remains could be. Cheryl Katzmarzyk wants to be able to put a name to the remains, and to the hundreds of other bodies stacked around her.

Canada is bracing for a political battle royal as its three opposition parties jockey to wrest power from Prime Minister Stephen Harper less than two months after they lost ground in parliamentary elections.

The only surviving suspect in the deadly attacks on Mumbai told investigators that he shot a small boy and, because he was crying, "He shot him again, and killed him, to shut him up," a police official said. Police said the suspect spent the past 18 months training at various camps run by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba -- a Pakistan-based terror group allied with al Qaeda.

A national poll suggests that six in 10 Americans oppose using taxpayer money to help the ailing major U.S. auto companies.

It goes without saying that there is a lot of confusion about just how the $700 billion in federal bailout money is being spent.

As President-elect Obama plans for his administration, the economy tops his list of priorities. The Dow is plunging, unemployment rates are soaring, and companies announce more layoffs each week.

The cost of attending college has risen nearly three times the rate of the cost of living, and could eventually put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to a National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education report released Wednesday.

A federal judge has stayed what would be the nation's first military execution since 1961, saying the U.S. soldier -- who was convicted of rape and murder two decades ago -- should have more time to pursue a federal appeal.

Katherine McIntosh was 4 years old when she buried her head in her mom's shoulder for an iconic photograph of the Great Depression. She says the photo brought shame -- and determination -- to her family. "I wanted to make sure I never lived like that again," she told CNN. With the nation sinking into tough economic times, McIntosh says if there's a lesson to be learned from her experience it is to save your money and don't overextend yourself.

In tests for teacher Tom Farber's high school class, students can demonstrate their mastery of calculus and find out where to get braces or even a haircut.