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A roundup of reading recommendations for tweens and teens that highlight - and help with - some of the drama of those middle and high school years.

In 1982, local militias allied with Israel killed hundreds in Lebanon's Shatila camp. While much has changed in the camp in the last four decades, Palestinians still hold the memory.

The Peoria-based roots pop band Way Down Wanderers brings its 10th anniversary tour to Bloomington's Castle Theatre on Dec. 16. In the last decade, the group has put out three albums and a couple EPs, hit nearly every state in the U.S. and played in Canada and the U.K.

An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, one of the best-known prisoners, may be close to release. The U.S. prison in Cuba is down to 80 prisoners, but it's unlikely President Obama will meet his promise to close it.

A new malaria vaccine came to Cameroon this week and will be introduced in 20 additional countries. Experts stress that it's not a magic bullet. But they say it's a game-changer — with a bonus.

Actor Jeffrey Wright stars in the new film "American Fiction." It tells the story of an author who jokingly writes a book filled with Black stereotypes that inadvertently becomes his biggest hit.

Once on the brink of extinction, the Mexican wolf population is ‘booming’ in Arizona and New Mexico.

A pioneering program in Ethiopia teaches all students about this "taboo" topic. A new UNICEF report, released on “World Menstrual Hygiene Day," assesses how countries respond to menstrual issues.

As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the front lines.