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Colson Whitehead and Marlon James headline the longlists of names in contention for the literary prize. Altogether, 50 books across five categories stand a chance at winning in November.

Scores of counties across the U.S. have no local newspaper, and some that do say they're not being well-served by them. Longmont, Colo., is considering one possible solution: newsrooms in libraries.

Few gifted programs across the country have done what Paradise Valley, Ariz. has done to identify and support gifted English language learners.

In a break from tradition, the king appointed a prince to run the energy ministry and the head of the Public Investment Fund to chair oil giant Saudi Aramco.

All evacuation orders were lifted Friday morning, but the affected communities remained under a voluntary evacuation warning.

In 2017, a crowdsourced spreadsheet gave women the opportunity to anonymously share allegations against prominent figures in journalism and publishing. One writer has filed a defamation lawsuit.

An Iranian space rocket appears to have exploded on the launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center. It would be the third such failure this year.

Though the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is on track for one of its safest years on record, officials say bad publicity resulting from dozens of horse deaths at Santa Anita earlier this year has kept casual fans away.

The government has promised to welcome migrants from neighboring Venezuela as "blood brothers." But more than 1 million newcomers are adding to the stress on an already strained health-care system.

The action, which expands the administration’s rewrite of U.S. environmental laws, is the latest that targets protections, including for water, air and public lands.