In “El Paso,” Jazmine Ulloa paints her hometown as a microcosm for all that is good and bad about the United States.

In “Red Dawn Over China,” the historian Frank Dikötter shows that Communism’s rise in China was an unlikely, violent event with a lot of...

In “Red Dawn Over China,” the historian Frank Dikötter shows that Communism’s rise in China was an unlikely, violent event with a lot of...

A rare gilded and complete Book of the Dead, used by ancient Egyptians to help them to the afterlife, is now on display in Brooklyn

In M.L. Stedman’s new novel, “A Far-Flung Life,” the beauty and breadth of her setting stand in counterpoint to the horrors of the human lives...

Lead influenced daily life across ancient Rome much like plastic does today, according to a new scholarly review that reexamines how the metal was...

Lead influenced daily life across ancient Rome much like plastic does today, according to a new scholarly review that reexamines how the metal was...

Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald said a fuller review of the team’s failure would take place after returning home.

Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald said a fuller review of the team’s failure would take place after returning home.

By MARCIA DUNN The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendor of...