“The Hidden Things” (Gallery Books), by Jamie Mason Secrets have a way of getting out, and with viral videos and social media, few things stay hidden for long as Jamie Mason illustrates in her sly, satisfying third novel. “The Hidden Things” starts as a plucky teenager surviving a possible home invasion, then quickly moves into […]

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says there has been a “dramatic resurgence” of measles in Europe, in part fueled by vaccine refusals, with nearly 90,000 people sickened by the virus in the first half of 2019. In a report issued Thursday, the U.N. health agency said the number of measles cases from January […]

“The Cold Way Home: a Novel” (Minotaur Books), by Julia Keller Julia Keller’s eighth yarn featuring small-town West Virginia crime fighter Bell Elkins is a heartbreaking blues song of a novel, employing beauty to evoke despair while reminding readers that even in the darkest of days, there might also be light. “The Cold Way Home” […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kayla Alexander loved to draw since she was a child, when she was inspired by a patient teacher. She continued to blossom as an artist as she grew, attending art camps at the encouragement of her mom. Then basketball entered her life, earning a scholarship to Syracuse before she went on […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla owners in California can now buy insurance from the electric car company in what may be the first step toward the unconventional automaker providing coverage for a fleet of driverless taxis. The expansion announced Wednesday comes four months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk told analysts the company would branch into insuring its […]

All those miles finally caught up with him. The call came in – as it always does – in the middle of the night. And when the phone’s jangle rips you from slumber at 2 a.m., you just know the news is not good. And it wasn’t. After pounding out more than a million freeway […]