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It took nearly 15 years, but Juan Gabriel Vasquez's Lovers on All Saints' Day has gotten an English translation. The collection, awash as it is in woe, is a portrait of the writer finding his footing.

Authorities had seized Ai's passport in apparent retaliation for his social and political work. Ai's work is often fiercely critical of the Chinese government.

Several Senate amendments aim a weed-whacker at the thicket of standardized tests.

The dashcam shows police stopping and arresting Sandra Bland, who was later found hanged in her jail cell. Officials said the video was not edited, that the glitches occurred as the file was uploaded.

A longtime contributor to the Archie franchise has died in his hometown of El Paso, Texas.

Attempts to regulate chemicals in marijuana production often hit another problem: The plant's wide range of uses sets it apart from many traditional food crops.

Along with nine counts of murder leveled by state prosecutors, the Justice Department says a grand jury indicted Dylann Roof of 33 federal counts; at least one could bring the death penalty.

The bureau says it's treating Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez as a "homegrown violent extremist." Abdulazeez attacked two military facilities last week and killed five service members.

The young anti-abortion activist who planned the recent sting videos on Planned Parenthood staff members has ties to larger group that oppose abortion.

Asia Bibi, a 50-year-old mother of five sentenced to death in 2010 for insulting Islam, has been granted a reprieve — for now. Pakistan's Supreme Court will hear her appeal, but no date has been set.