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A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.

Clarence Jones helped draft Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech and was a close personal adviser and lawyer to the civil rights leader. But he almost turned down the chance to work with King. He explains what changed his mind in his memoir, Behind the Dream.

Jennifer Mason-Black's new novel has echoes of The Odyssey. It follows a young musician who makes a deal with a devil at the crossroads: her voice, in exchange for a way to find her missing sister.

In 2020, Lucinda Williams' Nashville home was destroyed in a tornado and she suffered a stroke.

Charlton Heston, a Hollywood leading man for six decades, died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills. At 84, he had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In films ranging from biblical epics to science-fiction dystopias, he stood tall as a heroic figure.

Hate to break it to you, but cupcakes are so 2005. The latest "it" dessert is the macaroon ... or macaron, if you want to be all French about it. The colorful little almond-and-air cookies have taken off in the U.S. — they've made cameos in Gossip Girl and at Starbucks, and make-your-own macaroon classes are selling out.

The three American military contractors who were among the 15 hostages rescued from Colombian leftist rebels have returned home safe. The rescue operation was assisted by quick thinking, acting skills and Che Guevara T-shirts.

Mexicans donned masks and stayed home Sunday, as that nation tries to slow the spread of the new swine flu virus.

The storm is expected to continue toward China after crossing over Taiwan. Authorities in the Chinese city of Shantou in Guangdong province are advising residents to take precautions.

Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that the quake struck remote, mountainous villages.