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Dave Itzkoff's new book, Mad as Hell, chronicles the making of the movie Network. NPR commentator Ted Koppel says Network was meant as a satire, but seems like "inspired prophecy" now.

Public health experts are getting increasingly concerned that new COVID-19 hot spots may be emerging, especially in Michigan.

Nearly a dozen bodies have been recovered from the massive blaze in southern Bangladesh that also left tens of thousands of people homeless, officials said.

If you spend hours watching HGTV or checking the value of your neighbors' home online, you may be suffering from "house lust." Although the real estate boom has gone bust, author Dan McGinn says the obsession with homes hasn't faded.

An official at the New York City Police Department is accused of posting racist and anti-Semitic messages to an online forum frequented by police.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter announced this week that he would retire at the end of the season. "For the last 20 years I've been completely focused on two goals: playing my best and helping the Yankees win. ... It's time for something new." Author Julia Keller saw the move as a poetic flourish on a long career.

Next week the people of Scotland vote on whether to become independent from the U.K. Author Marie Mutsuki Mockett recommends a book that illuminates the Scottish psyche, Iain Banks' The Crow Road.

New reports Thursday showed the U.S. economy may be poised for a rebound. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in September as exports rose to record levels, and jobless claims fell to a seven-month low.

A massive fire at a hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients also left more than 100 people injured. Amid calls for action by international organizations, the prime minister ordered an investigation.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are offering fully vaccinated fans two special sections to sit in at Saturday's game against the Padres. If the test goes well, other sections may be added.

Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter will compete in a runoff Saturday for the 2nd Congressional District seat left vacant by White House adviser Cedric Richmond.

The 2019 bee ended with eight champions. With a new format this year, officials are hoping to name just one. Spellers will now face vocabulary questions and — if needed — a tiebreaker round.

As millions of gallons of polluted water spilled into Tampa Bay from Piney Point on Tuesday, WUSF reporters Daylina Miller and Bradley George headed out to hear what people who enjoy the bay think.

A herd of 15 elephants has wandered some 300 miles from their traditional reserve in Southwest China. Their trek has been tracked by authorities who aren't clear why the herd is so far from home.

A California father took his two young children to Mexico and killed them after he claimed he had been "enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories," federal authorities say.

The Justice Department will be probing the Phoenix police's use of force and their treatment of the city's homeless.

At the opening of a United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, António Guterres says the world is "digging our own grave" by not acting more aggressively to mitigate climate change.

Students at the prominent historically Black university in Washington, D.C., had been protesting poor housing conditions since Oct. 12. The details of the agreement were not immediately available.

Ashley Medina is so busy cutting mullets for all kinds of people in her Lansing, Michigan, shop that she may have to give up other styles.

Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan all reported mild symptoms. All three had been vaccinated and boosted, and encouraged others to do the same.

Researchers say spending more on efforts to contain invasive species and prevent their spread once they arrive, could help reduce expensive damages.

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data shows another 100,000 deaths this year.

Officials say a patient at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital had mild symptoms and recently returned from international travel. The St. Lucie case was also travel-related.

The Ohio chapter of a Muslim rights organization says it has fired one of its directors, saying he had been spying on the organization for years and passing information to an anti-Muslim hate group.

Last month, the NBA team announced that it had hired a law firm to look into workplace complaints at a Blazers practice facility. Olshey just started his tenth season as the team's general manager.