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Carl Zimmer wondered what secrets lurked in his genetic code — so he decided to have his genome sequenced. He writes about the implications of the study of genetics in She Has Her Mother's Laugh.

In the relaxed days of summer, critic Maureen Corrigan reflexively reaches for a mystery. This year, she's settling in with The Dime, by Kathleen Kent, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway, by Ruth Ware.

Complaints against Dr. George Tyndall, which date back to 1990, range from unnecessary touching in the course of pelvic exams to inappropriate sexual comments.

At least seven people are dead after violence erupted in one of Rio de Janeiro's safest neighborhoods over the weekend, trapping tourists on the famous Sugarloaf mountain.

Cotton was the education director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. She focused on empowering ordinary people to exercise their rights.

Jeff Sessions has broad powers over the nation's immigration courts and has long said that asylum-seekers are "gaming" the U.S. system.

The Shacks make woozy rock reminiscent of The Zombies. Watch an intimate concert recorded inside WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio.

If North Korea agrees to open its economy, its reserve of natural resources, young population, and strategic location presents opportunities for foreign investors.

Spain offered to open its port to a ship carrying more than 600 migrants — including more than 100 unaccompanied minors — after Italy and Malta refused. Spain is seeing an increase in migrants.

Rent, royalties and the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., kept money flowing in 2017.