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PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Federal officials say the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire is nearly half contained, but in just a few days it managed to destroy 19 lives and at least 129 homes.

Donna Tartt's new novel The Goldfinch follows a motherless boy and a priceless painting in the aftermath of a terror attack. It's only her third novel in 21 years. Tartt tells NPR's Scott Simon that she started thinking about art, money and fate after stumbling across an art exhibition in a Las Vegas casino.

“World, don’t forget us." — The plea from a tiny town ravaged by a wildfire that claimed 19 lives.

Two of the most advanced maritime surveillance aircraft — Australian P-3 Orions and U.S. P-8A Poseidons — are scouring a stretch of the Indian Ocean for signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.

Reports of deaths across five Southern states jumped to nearly 200 the morning after storms roared across the region, spawning tornadoes and wiping out homes and businesses. Photos show the damage.

Airs Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Unlike its Central American neighbors, Nicaragua hasn't waged a head-on military battle with the cartels. The country suffers less violence, but critics says it effectively tolerates trafficking.

Unlike its Central American neighbors, Nicaragua hasn't waged a head-on military battle with the cartels. The country suffers less violence, but critics says it effectively tolerates trafficking.

The fourth volume in Robert Caro's monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson is The Passage of Power; it explores the period between 1958 and 1964 during which Johnson went from powerful Senate majority leader to powerless vice president to — suddenly — president of the United States.