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A native of Beijing, author Diane Liang sometimes simplifies some of the Chinese names and details in her books for the benefit of her foreign audience. Nevertheless, her fiction is still steeped in the sights and sounds of her homeland.

Countertops made of the engineered stone "quartz" are incredibly popular, but public health experts say cutting this material unsafely can expose workers to deadly dust.

Government and nonprofit leaders say the response to the record heat wave is unsustainable, and more deliberate preparations and funding need to be in place before next summer.

For many weary parents of preschoolers, television can be a godsend. And some of the programming might even be educational. But some experts say that even the most positive children's television can carry messages that aren't good for children.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a budget bill. His partial veto increases school funding for four centuries.

The country's rural population is shrinking. Governments and community activists are working to reimagine rural life in places like Kansas, but the drop-off continues.

The divers plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off a pleasure craft more than 60 miles from Myrtle Beach, S.C. It wasn't until after midnight that they were seen again.

Heavy rain associated with the system is creating "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," the weather service said. Some roadways in Southern California have flooded.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for the preservation of democracy during his visit to Africa amid worsening crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.

Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's fortified Green Zone Saturday following reports an ultranationalist group burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.