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Wilson's new novel centers on a young woman taking care of two kids with a disturbing ability: When upset, they burst into flames. But in Wilson's hands, what could be scary is funny, even beautiful.

There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.

As oceans get hotter, coral reefs are suffering. Scientists are working on ways to preserve coral by freezing and then reviving them to restore reefs someday.

Hector Tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were trapped for 69 days in 2010. The result is a doozy.

Straub's new book, Modern Lovers, is a tale of old friendships, secrets and family entanglements set in a part of Brooklyn writers often ignore: leafy, largely residential Ditmas Park.

In its searching honesty and multi-layered, visual and verbal storytelling, Nora Krug's memoir investigates mixed feelings about being German and her family's role in the Holocaust.

With states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they're trapped by vague laws that criminalize care. And ongoing court battles make it hard to keep up with the procedure's legal status.

On the 111th Congress' opening day Tuesday, Roland Burris showed up to claim Barack Obama's seat as the junior senator from Illinois. As promised, he was rejected. And a Senate seat for Minnesota remains vacant because of an election dispute. But the Senate carried on with its opening ceremonies.

How can the banks that need to raise more capital do it? David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Renee Montagne about what the financial institutions can do to raise the money.

Sarah Gailey's new novel centers on estranged sisters, one magically talented and one just a talented private investigator — who gets called in to solve a crime at her sister's school for magic.