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Broadhursts Bookshop in Southport, England, sold the book about William the Conqueror that had sat on the shelf for decades. The store's tweet about the sale has inspired thousands of replies.

The federal deficit ballooned to $779 billion in the fiscal year just ended — a remarkable tide of red ink for a country not mired in recession or war.

Despite protests from voters, Republican legislators in Wisconsin have voted to curb the authority of Gov.-elect Tony Evers, a Democrat who will take office in January. The list of changes is long.

The president told reporters the questions were "very routinely answered by me" and that he was able to answer them "very easily." Trump reiterated that the Russia investigation is a "hoax."

One person is now in federal custody after a nationwide bomb scare. The news follows the discovery of two more potentially threatening packages on Friday.

The largest library fire in the history of the United States wasn’t the lead story in the media the next day. Best-selling author Susan Orlean, who only learned of the 1986 Los Angeles County Public Library fire six years ago, wondered what could have pushed such a cataclysmic incident from the headlines.

The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.

Midwest flooding has stranded communities, washed out bridges and caused huge damage to structures and farms. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac of the Nebraska National Guard.

The two actresses are the most high-profile faces of the alleged massive college admissions fraud that has sent shock waves through the U.S. higher education system.

China and the U.S. are scheduled to continue trade talks in Washington this week, but U.S. officials go into the negotiations accusing China of "reneging" on its commitments.