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Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels, short stories, essays and plays, died in Manhattan Wednesday. He was 84. His most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, was an iconic novel born out of his memories of war and its absurdities.

Despite being the first Indian film to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival in over 70 years, "All We Imagine As Light" was not nominated for an Academy Award.

It is latest attempt to hold a Big Tech company responsible for harm caused in the real world that allegedly was fueled by a social media platform.

It's been a year since a wildfire consumed vast portions of two northern California counties. Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, the Kitchen Sisters, bring us reflections from the survivors.

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said the city might need to get tougher on landlords who fail to make required repairs.Renner said he was disturbed that a…

Decades ago, Garden City, Kan., embraced the meat industry, and immigrants flocked there for jobs. The city worked hard to absorb newcomers, but now its economy and diverse community are in jeopardy.

Aleksandra Shchebet fled Kyiv when the bombing began, found refuge in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk — and decided to stay and help her country in any way she could.

Many Iranians in the U.S. with family back in Iran have been having a very difficult time staying in touch as bombs continue to drop around the country. That's creating a lot of anxiety and worry.

Linda checks back in with two entrepreneurs who launched web businesses in 1999. When we heard from them last December, both were eager about their prospects on-line. First, Linda talks with Becky Herberger who, along with her sister, owns LAFunk.com. The site caters to teenage girls who are looking for hair accessories, bags, and cosmetics. It was a tough year for the sisters, but the site remains on-line and is turning a bit of a profit. Meanwhile, the other entrepreneur -- Dave Saltman had to sell his venture BengalBay-dot-com in October. Saltman had hoped that his site, which sells tea and tea accessories, would attract enough consumers. He says he was lucky to find a buyer for his company so that his site could stay alive. (8:00) See http://www.lafunk.com and http://www.bengalbay.com for more info.

In honor of World AIDS Day, the StoryCorps oral history project presents the story of how the disease affected one family -- at a time when AIDS was still entering America's consciousness. Mary Caplan shares the story.