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In a major setback for President Obama, Senate Democrats have removed funding to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba from the emergency war spending bill. They said no money will be considered until the president sends Congress a detailed plan on where the prison's 240 detainees would go.

A Continental Airlines turboprop crashed into a neighborhood outside Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, killing 50 people. The wreckage burned throughout the night, making it difficult for investigators to begin looking into the cause of the crash.

The National Book Award-winning writer's debut story collection includes stories both straightforward and surreal. Our critic calls it "brash, daring and defiantly original."

Juan Gabriel Vásquez's new novel centers on a respected and feared political cartoonist whose past comes back to haunt him after he receives a threatening letter. It's a powerful, concentrated work.

Will Hunt approaches the universe of underground caves and bunkers, death and life, with an unusual dedication and open-mindedness — and some striking photography — that is difficult to resist.

The Navy is trying to learn why it has high suicide rates. One answer may lie with the practice of putting sailors together on limited duty, which can exacerbate feelings of hopelessness and despair.

There are winners and losers in the new landmark deal to avert a water shortage crisis on the Colorado River. But experts say it doesn't go far enough and no one should be celebrating.

Federal and state lawmakers have proposed a flurry of bills to restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land in the U.S. That after a Chinese "spy balloon" floated across the U.S. earlier this year.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington, senior writer for ESPN, about the NBA Finals which begin Thursday. The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics to join the Denver Nuggets in the finals.

Polish journalist Mariusz Szczygieł's compilation of short vignettes about Czechoslovakia centers on Prague's infamous Stalin monument, a giant edifice that lingers despite its destruction in 1962.