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The 2017 nominees for the U.K.'s top literary prize include a hefty dose of marquee authors, such as Paul Auster. But the list also features a pair of debuts, from Emily Fridlund and Fiona Mozley.

On StoryCorps, two sisters growing up in an Ohio farmhouse get a visit from an ice cream truck.

The Hong Kong government wants global streaming platforms to remove a protest song. That legal order could herald the start of mainland China-style internet controls in the region.

Nayib Bukele has surprised no one by claiming a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election. The contest was dominated by debate over the tradeoff between security and democracy.

Israel's holocaust memorial and research center honors a U.S. soldier for the first time for his role in protecting Jewish prisoners of war in a German camp in World War II.

Russian warships have arrived in Havana's port, for the first time since the Ukraine war, as U.S. keeps a watchful eye.

The U.S. State Department said it would stop publishing global air pollution data as part of attempts to shrink federal spending. The program set a worldwide standard for measuring air quality.

China is making changes to the global infrastructure initiative after some initial stumbles in its first decade — and it's now in direct competition with the U.S.

Beijing says it will test all 3.6 million residents in its largest district after finding about four dozen COVID cases. Residents fear a city-wide lockdown is imminent.

Drought conditions are fueling wildfires in South Georgia and Northern Florida that have destroyed homes and caused air quality issues across the region.