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Richard Blanco, who read "One Today" at Obama's inauguration in 2013, explores the collision of sexual, artistic and cultural identity in his new memoir about his childhood in Miami.

A new book argues that education aid, when done badly, can bring the opposite of peace.

Elliot Ackerman's new novel Dark at the Crossing follows an Iraqi man who tries to cross into Syria to fight Bashar al-Assad, but gets caught up with a charismatic Syrian exile and his troubled wife.

This new anthology of science fiction and fantasy, edited by Hassan Blasim, imagines Iraq 100 years after the invasion of 2003. Harrowing, necessary, often beautiful, it resists comfort and catharsis.

The Bush administration and Senate Republicans reach a deal on legislation covering treatment of suspected terrorists. It allows both the questioning and the military trials of terrorism suspects to go forward. The senators who forced the negotiations said the White House made major concessions.

A month ago, the Louisiana attorney general announced the arrest of a physician and two nurses in connection with the deaths of four New Orleans hospital patients. The arrests came after a lengthy investigation into so-called "mercy killings" that happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But while the doctor and the two nurses have been removed from their jobs, they've yet to be indicted or formally charged -- raising more questions about the state's case.

The streets of Jena, La., overflow with demonstrators rallying around the "Jena Six." Six black teens in the town face criminal charges for their role in the beating of a white student at the local high school last December.

Cyclist Floyd Landis has lost his doping case and with it his claim to the 2006 Tour de France title. An arbitration panel upheld the results of a test that showed Landis used synthetic testosterone to fuel his victory. Landis has the right to appeal.

The New York Philharmonic's music director, Lorin Maazel, says he believes the concert his orchestra performed Tuesday in Pyongyang, North Korea, could help bring the peoples of the United States and North Korea a "tiny step closer." In an unusual move, North Korea's state-run television and radio broadcast the concert live. It began with the playing of both countries' national anthems. The stage included both the North Korean and American flags.

Newark, N.J., has been successful in reducing other kinds of crimes, but the murder rate continues to rise at a record pace. The murder of three college students has residents asking tough questions about the city's homicide rate.