Snake River School Community Library

It took over five years for Nathaniel Rich to finish his first novel — maybe because he was writing The Mayor's Tongue secretly, first as a college student, and then while writing film criticism during the day.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

A high school in Wayne County, N.C., has a student population that is poor and 99 percent black. That's not the case at other public high schools in the same county. The disparity has prompted a civil rights inquiry — and complaints about what one leader calls "re-segregation."

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

The nonprofit Samaritan Ministries transfers money among its members to pay each household's health care costs. Benefits to members include lower monthly payments and faith-based policies, but there's no guarantee their bills will be covered.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Indiscretion versus forceable sex. That is what is boils down to for Senator Hill.

Sharif Mobley was arrested in a roundup of suspected al-Qaida members and was being treated at a hospital in San'a when he got into a shootout with guards during an escape attempt, killing one and wounding another, an official said. Acquaintances said the former nuclear plant worker had strong religious views and had become increasingly radical.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

The city has agreed to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by rescue and response workers who say they became sick due to dust and debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. The money would come from a $1 billion FEMA grant. The deal must be approved by a judge.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and setting off a tsunami.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

The Senate majority leader's wife, Landra, suffered a broken back and neck after the minivan she was riding in with her daughter, Lana Barringer, was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on a highway in suburban Virginia. Neither woman's injuries appeared to be life-threatening, Reid's aides said.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Anita Ridlehoover was healthy and thriving. It didn't occur to her that in a days time, she'd be in the hospital fighting for her life.

Anita Ridlehoover was healthy and thriving. It didn't occur to her that in a days time, she'd be in the hospital fighting for her life.

Remember those complicated bonds full of home mortgages? The ones that almost brought down the economy? A team of NPR reporters used $1,000 of their own money to buy a tiny piece of one — and plan to track it until it dies.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

A Massachusetts sporting club is donating $10,000 to children's charities as part of a deal settling criminal charges in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi during a gun fair.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential blow to hopes that the economic recovery will be aided this year by U.S. sales abroad.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Andrew Cuomo said he has appointed an independent counsel to probe whether Gov. David Paterson illegally took World Series tickets or had improper contact with a woman who accused an aide of domestic violence. He said he is being cautious because of heated politics that have raised concerns about a conflict of interest when he says none exists.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Dozens of frustrated students from Idaho State University made their way to Boise Thursday to make their voices heard.

Dozens of frustrated students from Idaho State University made their way to Boise Thursday to make their voices heard.

The high school teacher from American Falls facing felony sexual battery charges was back in court Thursday.

The high school teacher from American Falls facing felony sexual battery charges was back in court Thursday.

The two Power County inmates who assaulted a guard and escaped from jail last October made an appearance in district court Thursday.

The two Power County inmates who assaulted a guard and escaped from jail last October made an appearance in district court Thursday.