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A 19-year-old U.S. soldier, Pfc. Hansen B. Kirkpatrick, has been killed in an attack in Helmand province while taking part in counterterror operations. Two other service members were injured.

The 2004 movie about an obsessive wine snob helped boost California's pinot noir production by 170 percent. And merlot? The wine so famously maligned in the film has finally bounced back.

In 1899, George and Willie Muse, the African-American children of sharecroppers, were lured from their home to become part of a sideshow. Author Beth Macy tells their story.

The renowned Russian cybersecurity firm's anti-virus software is used by millions of Americans. Congress does not want military service members to be among them.

Studies highlighted in Scientific American indicate a propensity for less-well-performing employees to take aim at the efforts of their star coworkers.

Two readings, 165 years apart, addressed to a nation at a precarious political moment. Why Frederick Douglass' famous 1852 anti-slavery speech is still read — and still resonates — in 2017.

Our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor looks at Randall Mann's new collection, Proprietary, which looks at the changes in San Francisco.

Albee died in 2016, and in his will he asked that all his incomplete manuscripts be destroyed — including a play that was supposed to open off-Broadway.

The government says it is loosening the restrictions for a 12-month period on foreign nationals directly impacted by last month's enormous blaze in London. At least 79 people were killed.

Looking for books to feed your child's curiosity and ignite the social activist inside of them? Here's our list of children's books to keep your child occupied all summer long.