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Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez's life has been marked by arrests, no-holds-barred Chicago-style political fighting, and even the occasional Molotov cocktail thrown through his window. He speaks with host Michel Martin about his life and new memoir Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill.

Colum McCann's novel TransAtlantic weaves together disparate historical figures and times. Reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says that while some sections are uneven, the book rolls over you like a wave, crashing and building upon itself.

A former addict, Jeet Thayil spent decades in Mumbai's seedy, drug-ridden underworld. He draws from his life to populate his first novel, Narcopolis, with a cast of desperate, damaged and magnetic characters.

The attack on the barracks and detention centers raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined European and Arab foreign ministers in London Tuesday for a conference to discuss the future of Libya. The ministers agreed that it was time for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down, but told reporters they had not discussed arming his opponents if he fails to do so.

After a group of hard-line Hindu activists barged into a pub last month and roughed up female clients who were enjoying a quiet drink, one woman took a stand. She and her allies are set to retaliate against the "moral police" by distributing pink underwear to the group.

Law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime, the Postal Service announced Wednesday.

High winds and lashing rain pushed Maine rivers past flood stage and flooded roadways. Many residents are still without power.

A Black cemetery in Florida is struggling. Much of it is in disrepair, and it's one of many Black cemeteries in need of preservation.

Beckwith died Sunday night in hospice care after dealing with cancer in recent years, his wife, Barbara Beckwith, said Monday.