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The late South African leader would have turned 100 on Wednesday. As part of the commemorations, a new book brings together many of the deeply personal letters he wrote during his 27 years in prison.

A few years ago, a new Mardi Gras krewe sprung up with the aim of celebrating the Haitian roots that run deep through the city's cultural identity. It was co-founded by two members of Arcade Fire.

Science writer David Quammen says the new coronavirus is the latest example of the way pathogens are migrating from animals to humans with increasing frequency — and sometimes deadly consequences.

In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.

Pulitzer Prize winner Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr detail the alleged secret life of abuse in the Word Of Faith Fellowship: "They take more and more control of your lives" over time, they say.

Voters in a handful of states go to the polls on November 5. The results could offer a preview of what to expect in 2020.

Members of the Utqiagvik community captured almost 20 bowhead whales last year. Families divide the meat and eat it all winter. This year, the whales haven't shown up, amid record warm temperatures.

For Wilson, Tourette's syndrome means living with intrusive thoughts that flash disturbing images without warning. His novel, Nothing to See Here, was inspired by visions of spontaneous combustion.

The committees conducting the impeachment inquiry released transcripts from two key witnesses: Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the European Union, and Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine.

In an interview with NPR about Impeach, the former acting U.S. solicitor general said that when it comes to Ukraine, President Trump put "his personal interests over those of the American people."