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New Hampshire indentured servant turned novelist Harriet Wilson wrote Our Nig more than a century ago. The work is the first known publication by an African American woman. Now Wilson will become the first person of color in New Hampshire history to have a monument in her likeness.

Stacks of new magazines, with titles like Sync, Beach Houses and Modern Dog, are hitting newsstands, targeting specific niches even more precisely than the specialized publications of the 1980s and '90s. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

This week on Alt.Latino, co-host Jasmine Garsd tries to play only songs by Miguel, but is thwarted.

The boundary-smashing singer returns with a "Spanglish folk-soul" album about love, violence against women, and the immigrant experience.

Obsessed — and confounded — by the roller-coaster economy? To help you understand our frazzled financial situation, Laura Conaway offers three books that cover everything from the Great Depression to the "dazzling world of derivatives."

The bulk of TSA PreCheck passengers spent less than five minutes at security checkpoints.

Unlike teens that are dreading the return to high school, many seniors at L.A.'s West Adams Preparatory are looking forward to returning to school. The brand new institution — focused on helping students realize their dreams — hopes to buck trends at other L.A. public schools.

In Phoenix this year, about 7,000 homeless people got letters and packages through a group called Keys to Change.

Republicans say it would tamp down on voting by non-citizens, but that is already against the law and a rare occurrence, according to experts. Some experts are concerned the law could disenfranchise many eligible voters.

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey's visit comes as the U.S. prepares to deploy 1,500 military advisors to Iraq.