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The literary award, launched last year by Kirkus Reviews, lists Ta-Nehisi Coates, Helen Macdonald and Hanya Yanagihara among 18 finalists across three categories. The prize carries a purse of $50,000.

Outgoing Speaker John Boehner said a "large majority of our members have made clear they want these elections held next week."

Although the government is responsible for providing health services to people in jail and prison, inmates are still often expected to pay for a share of the treatment.

The agreements signed with Israel were the basis for a two-state solution. Mahmoud Abbas said Israel had refused to honor the agreements.

Twitter has been searching for a permanent CEO since the exit of Dick Costolo on June 11, following a first-quarter net loss of $162 million.

In the aftermath of a ferocious wildfire summer, a Western Washington University professor believes we must re-think the way wildfires are fought. He…

Studies showing that a treatment works are more likely to be published than those with a negative result. So talk therapy and drug therapy for depression are probably less effective than thought.

Jazz saxophonist Phil Woods was a disciple of Charlie Parker, one of the pioneers of bebop. But Woods reached millions of ears through his playing on pop songs by Paul Simon, Billy Joel and others. Woods died Tuesday at the age of 83.

The challenge to university students around the world: Come up with a way to provide quality education to slum kids under age 6. And the winner of the $1 million Hult Prize is ...

A wine writer travels the world to uncover the stories behind 12 bottles of wine. Each bottle offers insight into politics, environment, economics and community.