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It's not every day that an exuberant comedy about a Mattel doll goes head-to-head with a brooding drama about the father of the atomic bomb, but critic Justin Chang says both films deliver.

Yoon Ha Lee's new novel is hard to sum up — in an alien world so dissimilar to ours its technology seems like magic, reality is a consensus that requires intense, rigid belief to function.

Idra Novey's taut second novel focuses on the silencing of assault victims and the remorse that comes from not speaking up to power. It's not as winning as her first, but there's plenty to admire.

Tom Hanks' well-documented obsession with typewriters is on display in his new story collection, tales linked not just by typewriters but by a benign, humane view of people and their many foibles.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

4-minute recording captures bizarre circumstances for the resident explaining that a pilot parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn't know what became of his jet, and a puzzled dispatcher.

Notable weather events are known by their names. Take Hurricane Sandy or the Thomas Fire. But what about heat waves? We hear from scientists advocating for names in an effort to save lives.

In South Carolina, people are being urged to stay off the roads as the remnants of Hurricane Debby move across the state. The storm has soaked Florida and Georgia as it creeps along the coast.

Tuesday's strike was among the deadliest strikes yet in a sprawl of crowded tent camps along the Gaza coast that Israel designated as a humanitarian zone for hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Beryl barreled ashore on Monday striking the central Texas coast. Along with high winds and heavy rain, a major concern is flooding — especially inland.