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Critic Alan Cheuse says John Vaillant's intense tale of illegal immigrants trapped in a tanker truck in the Arizona desert expands a single terrible story into a history of human suffering.

Army wife Rachel Poole held her infant daughter Isabella for the first time Monday, almost a week after she was brutally stabbed while nine months pregnant. Rachel's husband, Pvt. Justin Pele Poole, was deployed in Southeast Asia but witnessed the attack via FaceTime.

A California congressman says the veteran was lost last month when he missed the last U.S. exit.

The smuggling ring transported undocumented immigrants by plane in order to avoid Border Patrol checkpoints.

Texas' GOP governor is sending the National Guard to monitor a military training exercise after right-wing militia alleged it is just a cover for President Obama's plan to put Texas under martial law.

A state Senate bill that would have required health-warning labels on soft drinks has lost its fizz.

California already bans smoking inside restaurants and bars. Should that ban be extended to outdoor patios, too?

The San Diego Association of Governments spent a half million dollars on outside consultants to craft a media strategy to help win support last year for its controversial transportation blueprint.

For this weekend, we recommend pieces that touch on what's happened to some of the prisoners released from Guantanamo and an essay from one of India's few foreign correspondents.

Many leaders have criticized the attacks in Paris. How does this square with their own records on freedom of the press and human rights?