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Trump to send envoys Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran foreign minister

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Trump says he’s ruled out having Kurds join the Iran war

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▶ With fast-moving developments, the conflict in the Middle East can be hard to follow.

 

These children’s books from 2025 make great holiday gifts for every age group

The Associated Press has created a holiday gift guide of some of the standout books for kids from 2025. Giving a book is a great way to share the love of reading.

 

Judge orders senior Border Patrol official to meet her daily to discuss use of force

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Book Review: Louis Sachar’s debut adult novel is a zany adventure of science and magic

Louis Sachar, known for “Holes” and the “Wayside School” series, has released his debut adult novel.

 

Book Review: An inheritance game, a steamy romance and family turmoil in ‘These Summer Storms’

Sarah MacLean’s latest novel dives into family drama, romance, and high-stakes inheritance games. “These Summer Storms” follows Alice Storm, estranged from her wealthy family for five years, as she returns to their private island after her father’s death.

 

Book Review: Ocean Vuong takes existentialism to deeply intimate level in ‘The Emperor of Gladness’

Hai is 19 and suicidal. Grazina is 81 and living alone with dementia. She strikes a deal to house him in exchange for his help as a kind of live-in nurse.

 

Book Review: Allison Larkin’s latest is a heartfelt story of small-town America, set in her hometown

“Home of the American Circus” centers on Freya who must move back home at 30 and deal with the house her parents left her.

 

Book Review: ‘Awakened’ is a breath of fresh air in the world of modern magic novels

Wilder wakes up one day suddenly able to speak every language. But the seemingly cool ability turns out to be overwhelming.

 

Book Review: ‘Make Sure You Die Screaming’ is an absurd road trip novel for modern times

“Make Sure You Die Screaming” is a genre-bending modern road trip novel. The protagonist is a nonbinary person with no name who recently lost their job, had a nasty breakup and killed their best friend.

 

Book Review: ‘Sour Cherry’ shows its debut author’s stunning talent for modern fairy tales

“Sour Cherry” is a reimagining of the tale of Bluebeard, a serial wife-killer who punishes the women’s curiosity with death.

 

Book Review: Debut poetry collection ‘Scream/Queen’ views trans identity through horror

CD Esklison’s debut poetry collection examines the connection between the horror genre and the LGBTQ+ community.

 

Book Review: John Green is obsessed with tuberculosis. He makes a strong case that we should be, too

Bestselling young adult author John Green’s newest book is a nonfiction thesis on the deadliest infectious disease, which infects millions of people per year.

 

Book Review: Patrycja Humienik’s powerful debut poetry collection is a conundrum worth mulling over

Patrycja Humienik’s debut poetry collection, “We Contain Landscapes,” explores chronic illness, climate change, borders and inheritance.

 

Book Review: Ada Calhoun’s ‘Crush’ is a personal essay on love disguised as a novel

Ada Calhoun’s debut novel “Crush” explores the concept of love through a fictionalized story heavily based on the author’s life.

 

Book Review: Sweet Grant’s young adult debut ‘I Am the Cage’ gives resounding voice to the voiceless

Children are taught that doctors are trustworthy healers, so there’s a special sense of betrayal when they inflict pain.

 

Book Review: Fast-paced crime thriller ‘A Long Time Gone’ concludes Moehling’s 3-book-long mystery

Ben Packard was 12 when he saw his brother Nick sneak out the door of their grandparents’ lake house in the middle of a frigid Minnesota winter night.

 

Book Review: ‘This Beautiful, Ridiculous City’ captures New York in an emotional graphic memoir

Kay Sohini’s move from India to New York was an escape, rebirth and reunion all wrapped in one. Sohini’s debut graphic memoir portrays her leaving behind an abusive relationship and broken family to start anew in the city where her heroes penned their most famous works.

 

Book Review: Kenitz’s debut novel transforms ‘The Perfect Home’ into a gut-roiling thriller

Dawn and Wyatt Decker are a reality TV couple renovating homes on-screen and dealing with fertility problems off-screen.

 

Book Review: Pip Drysdale’s new Hollywood thriller ‘The Close-Up’ weighs legacy against love

News leaks that author Zoe is dating famous action actor Zach, spurring a string of hateful comments.

 

The right book can inspire the young readers in your life, from picture books to YA novels

It’s holiday season, but that doesn’t have to mean waiting in long lines for big sales to buy the hottest toy or newest game system for the kids in your life.

 

It’s spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven’t heard

The scary legends are many and varied. In Brazil, “Bárbara” haunts the picturesque Arco de Teles alleyway.

 

Book Review: A man searches for meaning in Mike Fu’s unnerving debut novel, ‘Masquerade’

Meadow is coming up on 10 years living in New York, and he’s still adrift. While rushing to catch the plane to visit his parents in Shanghai, Meadow finds a mysterious book written by someone with his same name.

 

Book Review: Crystal King combines food, myths and surrealism with ‘In the Garden of Monsters’

Salvador Dali hires a young artist with a striking similarity to the goddess Proserpina to model for him in a mystical garden almost as surreal as Dali himself.

 

Book Review: Raymond Antrobus transitions into fatherhood in his poetry collection ‘Signs, Music’

Raymond Antrobus’ third poetry collection is about his transition into fatherhood. Titled “Signs, Music,” it’s split into two parts: before and after the birth of his child.

 

Book Review: Brathwaite flexes his writing chops and expands Black literary canon with debut ‘Rage’

“Rage” by Lester Fabian Brathwaite is part memoir, part academic review of culture and society, and part philosophical musings of a queer Black millennial man who was born in Guyana and grew up in New York.

 

Book Review: Ellen Hopkins’ new novel ‘Sync’ is a stirring story of foster care through teens’ eyes

Twins Storm and Lake were separated years ago by the foster care system. “Sync,” the latest young adult novel by prolific bestselling author Ellen Hopkins, follows the twins as they write to each other during the pivotal year before they reach legal adulthood.

 

Book Review: ‘The Cheesemaker’s Daughter’ is a culturally rich novel that’ll make you really hungry

This year, Marina’s annual summer visit home to Croatia turns into an extended stay. Marina has a lot to figure out, and home seems like the place to do it, if indeed the island of Pag is still home.

 

Book Review: What’s it like to be a rental stranger? Kat Tang’s debut novel imagines an answer

As our lives become more automated, increasingly niche jobs materialize to fill in the gaps. Kat Tang’s debut novel, “Five-Star Stranger,” follows one man working as a stranger for hire over a months-long spiral.

 

Book Review: ‘Hey, Zoey’ uses questions about AI to look at women’s autonomy in a new light

Dolores is going through the motions of life when she finds a potentially marriage-ending surprise in her garage: a high-end, lifelike sex doll imbued with artificial intelligence named Zoey.

 

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