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Queen Elizabeth II today becomes Great Britain's longest reigning royal, overtaking Queen Victoria, who ruled for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days. She's marking the occasion by opening a railway line.

After Forrest Gump became a best-seller, Winston Groom says he ran out of good ideas for novels — until now. His new book, El Paso, is set during the Mexican Revolution.

The San Diego Coffee Training Institute opened last fall near downtown San Diego's homeless encampments and Barrio Logan's creative entrepreneurs. It's expanding to offer more barista training spots to people who need help.

Former national security adviser John Bolton talked with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his new book, The Room Where It Happened. Bolton accuses Trump of incoherent decision-making and incompetence.

Denmark's Prince Henrik has repeatedly said that he is upset about the fact that he was never made King Consort, and that frustration has grown. He believes that he has been discriminated against.

Barbara Kingsolver's seventh novel addresses global warming and the failings of public education through the story of a Tennessee woman whose thus-far disappointing life changes when 15 million monarch butterflies alight in the woods near her home.

The country singer discusses branching out from small-town nostalgia, getting married and bringing Daft Punk to classic country for her latest album, Golden Hour.

Congressional leaders are prepared to vote Thursday on a $333 billion bipartisan spending package to avoid the threat of a partial government shutdown.

House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.

Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" is one of the most popular and most often performed operas. San Diego Opera's production promises to bring something new to the classic.