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Volunteers stand Saturday near the wreckage of the destroyed vehicle, in which Mullah Akhtar Mansour was allegedly traveling in the Ahmed Wal area in Baluchistan province of Pakistan, near Afghanistan border.

U.S. Drone Strike Killed Taliban Leader, White House, Afghan Government Say

Mullah Akhtar Mansour was a divisive figure within the Taliban, and the Afghan government saw him as an obstacle to peace.

Dan Vyleta's new book <em>Smoke</em> imagines a world where vice is made visible, in the form of curling black Smoke.

'Smoke' Author Dan Vyleta Keeps It Messy

Dan Vyleta's new novel imagines a world where inner faults and sins are made visible by black smoke curling from bodies. He says his big, sprawling narratives were inspired by the works of Dickens.

Coptic Christians grieve during prayers for the departed, remembering the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 at Al-Boutrossiya Church in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday.

Egypt Deploys A Submarine To Search For EgyptAir Flight Data Recorders

Egypt's president says the submarine is heading to the area where the plane went down on Thursday. He cautions that determining what caused the crash could take "a lot of time."

'Girls On Fire' Is Terrifying, Upsetting And Beautiful

Young adult author Robin Wasserman's new novel is definitely just for grown-ups — it's a tangled, thrilling story of two friends gone very wrong; hard to put down, with a twist you won't see coming.

Law enforcement personnel stand south of the White House on Constitution Ave., in Washington, D.C., on Friday,. The White House was placed on a security alert after a Secret Service officer shot a man brandishing a firearm near a security checkpoint on a street outside the White House.

Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House

After ignoring orders to drop his gun, the man was shot by a Secret Service agent outside a White House checkpoint on Friday afternoon. No other people were injured, according to the Secret Service.

Lariat Alhassan had lots of great paint to sell but no office where she could meet clients. And then she heard an ad on the radio that seemed too good to be true.

Nigeria, You Win! Your Development Plan May Be The 'Best In History'

The idea of just giving away nearly $60 million to tiny businesses seemed crazy. Did it work?

The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare Comes To San Diego

The 400-year-old First Folio collected all of the Bard's plays after his death

'Eleven Hours' Vividly Depicts The Beauty And Brutality Of Childbirth

Pamela Erens' new novel takes place in the maternity ward of a New York hospital as a pregnant nurse assists in another woman's labor. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it a fierce read.

A view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya, in 2011.

New Report Details The Horrors Of Life Under ISIS In Sirte, Libya

Human Rights Watch interviewed 45 Sirte residents for its report, which paints a vivid picture of how ISIS controls every aspect of life. ISIS has benefited from the chaos in Libya.

Teenage boys and men are more likely to use urban parks, a study finds, probably because the facilities cater to their interests.

Girls And Older Adults Are Missing Out On Parks For Recreation

A survey of parks in 25 major cities find that they're used mostly by young children and teenage boys. Walking loops and other options that would appeal to women are in short supply.

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