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The debut short-story collection by Nigerian writer and Jesuit priest Uwem Akpan offers a sobering view of a world in which atrocity is commonplace, and the unthinkable is the everyday.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama announced Thursday he won't take part in the public-finance system for the presidential campaign. Obama becomes the first candidate in a general election to opt out of the primary system.

Numerous levees have already failed to hold back floodwaters in parts of the Midwest this week. The federal government says many more are likely to be topped. Engineering experts agree the nation's levee system needs a second look. Adriene Hill of Chicago Public Radio reports.

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers are in custody after being charged with concealing problems that eventually led to the collapse of the funds. The demise of the two funds helped trigger the broader credit crisis.

Bill Thompson, the author of The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, says the trick to getting children interested in bird-watching is simply getting them outside. All they need is a guide, an ear and binoculars.

In his new book, Torture Team, international lawyer Philippe Sands argues that the Bush administration's interrogation policy constitutes a war crime.

For more than 20 years, American Girl dolls and books have been big sellers. Now the series is going to the movies. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl opens this week in selected cities — and nationwide on July 2.

Grand jury indictments are anticipated for two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers who were taken into custody Thursday. It will be the first time Wall Street executives have been charged with crimes related to the subprime mortgage crisis.

Florida politicians of both parties have long opposed offshore drilling for oil. But Gov. Charlie Crist — seen as a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain — has changed his stance and now supports offshore drilling.

It's getting harder to comprehend the world economy without understanding two of the world's most rapidly growing economic powers. A new crop of books focus on how China and India's astonishing growth will play out in the global economy.