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As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north.

Laura Kasischke offers her signature blend of the mundane and the uncanny in her first story collection, If a Stranger Approaches You. In these tight, dark stories, unease and impotence lurk behind tidy suburban facades.

Family members of hostages held by Hamas held a news conference in Washington, D.C., as Congress debates sending billions more dollars of aid to Israel.

Kim Thuy based her award-winning novel Ru on her own experiences as a refugee from war-torn Vietnam. She says the word "ru" has a poetic double meaning: In archaic French, it means a rill or stream, but in Vietnamese, it means a lullaby to soothe a child.

Flora & Ulysses, written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated in black and white by K.G. Campbell, is this year's best children's book, according to the American Library Association. Locomotive, by Brian Floca, is the most distinguished picture book.

Jim Jordan wants to be speaker of the House, and he has the support of some House Republicans. But back home, opinions are mixed about his quest and about how Congress is — or is not — working.

Yasmine Mohammed grew up in Vancouver in an Islamic fundamentalist home, and at age 19, was forced into marriage to a man who turned out to be an al-Qaeda operative.

It could be a sign of economic and political instability that Pakistanis are crossing the border for jobs in Kabul. There, they can earn twice as much and, in some cases, security is better. Afghan workers lament competing with the Pakistanis, who are willing to work day or night for less money.

It could be a sign of economic and political instability that Pakistanis are crossing the border for jobs in Kabul. There, they can earn twice as much and, in some cases, security is better. Afghan workers lament competing with the Pakistanis, who are willing to work day or night for less money.

Award-winning journalist Javier Valdez was the sixth journalist killed in Mexico since the beginning of March. Valdez founded and edited the online media outlet Riodoce.