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Juan Vidal recommends three Latin American masterpieces that were translated this year: a boundary-pushing novella, a noir tale of an assassination plot and a complex exploration of identity and history. There are no noble heroes in these pages — instead, they feature hapless, struggling souls in search of meaning.

FOP President Jeff Simpson commented on a social media post defending a Jason Aldean song and said about lynching, "[B]ack in the day, that was the penalty you got for doing really bad things. Today you get nothing."

Kevin Hart received the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center Sunday night. Fellow comedians Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Chelsea Handler were there to roast him.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers argues that high interest rates are contributing to people's gloomy economic mood. Sentiment may improve, though, if the Federal Reserve begins to cut rates.

Fifty years ago, a tornado destroyed 80% of Central State University's campus. But the university persisted and found a way to rebuild.

When record producer Ian Brennan met the Malawi Mouse Boys, they were selling mice as roadside snacks and singing together in church. Now, they've released two albums and toured the U.S.

The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.

Barbecue is the man who convinced many of Haiti's gangs to stop fighting each other and start fighting the government. He spoke to NPR about his latest plans.

Favor won with 41% of the vote, according to unofficial voting results released through the Franklin County Board of Elections.

Eleven of the 22 Republicans who joined all 32 Democrats in voting for Jason Stephens for Ohio House speaker over Derek Merrin last year are facing primary challengers with some money behind them.