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One of America's greatest novelists, Saul Bellow, died Tuesday at 89. He won three National Book Awards, a Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known books are Herzog, Humboldt's Gift and The Adventures of Augie March.

Residents in Port Arthur, Texas, are thankful there was not more destruction in their town, which took a heavy blow from Hurricane Rita. With an intact seawall assuring that a catastrophe would be avoided, there was still considerable damage in the town.

Survivors from nearby Bucha are describing execution-style shootings and conditions too dangerous to retrieve family members' bodies.

At least five men were shot — two of them fatally — in attacks between March 3 and March 9.

Some Oscar nominees don't get much attention on the red carpet. A quick look at the nominees for Best Short Documentary show subjects ranging from AIDS orphans to gifted high school artists.

Long thought of as toys or examples of folk art, these dolls tell stories of resistance, creativity, and play during the times that they were made, from slavery years to modern-day.

The Morris Museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of mechanical musical instruments and automatons, some of which date to the early 16th century.

When communities plant only one type of tree, say maples or elms, it makes them vulnerable to pest infestations which, in turn, can lead to huge economic losses.

NBA Commissioner David Stern says the explosive allegations that a league referee bet on games are an isolated case. But he says the accusations about veteran referee Tim Donaghy represent the worst situation of his long tenure.

The plane crash killed at least 9 people and caused a massive fire in Lousiville’s industrial district.