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editrrix / Flickr The Longlist for the National Book Awards
The contenders include a debut novelist and a previous winner.
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David J. Phillip / AP The $1.9 Million Settlement in the Sandra Bland Case
The agreement, if approved, would require reforms of the Texas state police and the jails in Waller County, where she died in 2015.
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AP The Atlantic Ocean's First National Monument
President Obama protected 5,000 square miles off of Cape Cod, an area filled with canyons, mountains, and corals.
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WSYX / AP The Police Shooting in Columbus, Ohio
The department said an officer shot and killed a 13-year-old who pulled a weapon—later determined to be a BB gun—from his waistband.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP Glenn Beck's Payment to the Saudi Student He Accused of Financing Terrorism
The new settlement concludes a long court battle between the conservative radio host and the man he said bankrolled the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Andrew Boyers / Reuters The Widening Hack of Olympic Medical Records
A group of hackers believed to be based in Russia has released the medical records of 25 athletes.
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Handout / Reuters The Burning of a Muslim Woman on Fifth Avenue Wasn't a Hate Crime
New York City Police said they discovered similar assaults of non-Muslim women that took place the same night.
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Stefan Wermuth / Reuters Britain's First Nuclear Power Station in a Generation
The U.K. government approved the French- and Chinese-financed Hinkley project—with caveats.
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An Arrest in the Florida Mosque Fire
Police say tips from the community led them to a man who has previously posted anti-Muslim messages on Facebook.
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Trump Surge
The Republican nominee may not be winning yet, but a series of polls show that he has drawn very close nationally and in key swing states.
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Bob Leverone / AP The NFL's $100 Million Investment in Concussion Research
The league said Wednesday it would fund research on head trauma, which is believed to affect nearly one-third of all retired NFL players.
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Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters The Petrobras Scandal's Biggest Target
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces corruption charges in the largest scandal in Brazil’s history.
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The Year's Strongest Storm Sweeps by Taiwan
As Typhoon Meranti neared Taiwan it was a Category 5 storm, with winds reaching up to 230 miles per hour.
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Edgard Garrido / Reuters Ford's Mexico Move
The automaker will transfer its U.S.-based small-car production south of the border “over the next two to three years,” its CEO says.
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David Gray / Reuters Australia's Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Fifty-seven percent support legalizing it, though many disagree on how the government should do it.
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Hyungwon Kang / Reuters Colin Powell, the Last Reasonable Man
Hacked emails show the former secretary of state is frustrated with Hillary Clinton, thinks Benghazi was a non-story, is still angry about Iraq, and hates Donald Trump
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Gene J. Puskar / AP The Arrival of Self-Driving Ubers in Pittsburgh
Journalists who took early rides in the cars seemed impressed, but also irked at their overly cautious robotic chauffeurs.
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U.S. Army / AP The End of Chelsea Manning's Hunger Strike
The Army has agreed to allow the soldier who leaked classified information to WikiLeaks to undergo gender-transition surgery.
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Dan Balilty / AP Shimon Peres's Health
The 93-year-old former Israeli president, who suffered a stroke Tuesday, is responsive, his doctor said.
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Seth Perlman / AP Bayer and Monsanto's Mega Merger
The two giants will become one company in a $66 billion deal, which includes debt.
