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The novel is a fictional account of a society founded by runaway slaves in the Great Dismal Swamp, which stretches between parts of Virginia and North Carolina.

Congressman and former Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan discusses his new book, The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea.

A spokesman says all U.S. troops are accounted for with no injuries. U.S. officials say they oppose Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria.

He defied a military dictator, sacked a prime minister, and persistently called generals and intelligence chiefs to account. Now, Iftikhar Chaudhry has retired after a tenure that changed the balance of power in his turbulent nation.

Many consumers will watch to see where the market swings this week. Few take a direct financial hit when the markets fall, but that can still affect attitudes about the economy — and the president.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza about her findings of abuses in India's shrimp industry, the largest exporter of this seafood to the United States.

Eddie Duran, a former deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, shot Fortson, 23, multiple times on May 3 in response to a disturbance call at Fortson's apartment. Duran was fired on May 31.

Even before he became "BuzzFeed Andrew," Andrew Kaczynski spent hours a day scouring archives for political research. Now the 26-year-old leads a team bringing controversies and scoops to the public.

"Stick Nation" is a worldwide movement that thrives on irreverent, fantastical and downright wholesome descriptions of sticks.

Lawmakers in Hong Kong have passed new national security legislation that carries severe punishment for a broad range of offenses, including life imprisonment for acts deemed to be insurrection.