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Tayari Jones, bestselling author of 'An American Marriage' and 'Kin,' discusses being selected for Oprah's Book Club and writing queer characters into a mid-1900s Louisiana town.

FIFA abandoned a plan to create a commercial venture and then sell stakes to minority investors, just days after unveiling it. The plan drew sharp condemnation — and a boycott from European nations.

Two paper trails after death: a wife’s diaries and a father’s lifelong book list, and what they reveal about love, grief, and the private lives people leave behind.

The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14-million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.

Waterbury's boil water advisory was lifted Monday afternoon, days after the city’s aging water system failed, resulting in two main breaks on the same street that affected about 15,000 residents and businesses.

A contract between the federal government and Acacia, a nonprofit legal services provider which provided aid for undocumented children, expired July 31. Acacia says the government attempted to coerce it into providing private information on child detainees.

Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada face potentially steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by the Interior Department will impact communities and farms across those states. For now, the proposal spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming from mandatory water cuts. Legal battles are expected.

On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Country legend Shania Twain reflects on what she looks forward to about getting older.

The Justice Department is turning to a never before used court to try to deport a woman accused of pledging loyalty to the Islamic State.

Small bookstores are opening up around the country and finding new ways to bring people in.