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With a red flag warning issued across a large swath of the northeastern part of the state through Thursday, firefighters braced for a tough fight ahead.

American author Thomas Pierce shares how the coronavirus crisis has affected his writing and what he has been reading during the pandemic.

The United Nations Security Council votes to further squeeze North Korea after that country carried out illegal missile and nuclear tests.

Russia has been escalating bombardments of Ukrainian cities this week — attacks Moscow says are aimed at military installations but often hit civilian targets instead.

Indiana's governor signed into law a measure that would allow businesses and individuals to act based on their religious beliefs. Gay rights groups say it opens the door to legal discrimination.

Rock musician Judee Sill never made it big during her lifetime. But many consider her two albums from the early 1970s to be classics of the West Coast singer-songwriter genre. Now a third album has been released: Dreams Come True.

Republican Rep. John Boehner of Ohio was elected House majority leader Thursday, replacing the indicted Rep. Tom DeLay. Boehner defeated Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, 122-109, on the second ballot.

Author Mirta Ojito returned last summer to the stories that enthralled her in her adolescence, wondering if their magic would hold. Her verdict: The poetry of life pulses through every single one.

Growing up in central New York, writer Diana Abu-Jaber spent many snowstorms curled up indoors with a book. She says Anton Chekhov's short stories reassured her that warmth can be found even in the coldest, darkest places.

Poignant and bittersweet, the Scottish pop band's 10th album captures the way things slip away — and are clutched tighter as a result.