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Why are so many ghosts unmarried women? And why doesn't Richmond, Va., have ghost stories about slavery? Writer Colin Dickey explores all that and more in a new book called Ghostland.

Author John Hudak says federal law makes it hard to prove the medicinal value of marijuana. "As a Schedule 1 drug, it is very difficult to do research on the plant," he explains.

Pastors, business owners, students, and retirees were among thousands at a Donald Trump rally Wednesday afternoon in Ocala. There the republican presidential candidate tried to win over undecided voters with promises of jobs, tax cuts, and immigration control.

The hot new trend in health care is “integrative medicine,” bringing ideas from alternative medicine into conventional practice. There’s no clear definition of the growing movement and little regulation.

Volusia County is warning residents to be on the lookout for scams and price gouging after Hurricane Matthew.

Illustrator Shaun Tan puts his skills to a new test in The Singing Bones. He's taking the familiar Grimm fairy tales and condensing each one down to a single, wordless photo of one of his sculptures.

A respected Pakistani journalist is forbidden from traveling outside the country as punishment for writing a story about tensions between the military and the elected government.

Florida lawmakers are gearing up for what could be a marathon fight over gun control. As part of our series on Florida’s election-year issues, we look at whether this summer’s deadly shooting at an Orlando nightclub could change the discussion - or the outcome.

Safran Foer's new novel, Here I Am, is told from the points of view of different members of a Jewish family. He says it's about things falling apart — but also about "people trying to mend things."

Brit Bennett's debut novel centers on three African-American friends dealing with their community's expectations and their own mistakes. Critic Maureen Corrigan says it is full of "mini epiphanies."