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Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina, who died on Tuesday. "How To Write About Africa" is perhaps his most famous essay. "Whichever angle you take," he urged, tongue-in-cheek, "be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed."

Binyavanga Wainaina Tells Us 'How To Write About Africa'

The Kenyan writer died on Tuesday. Here is his famously sharp-edged essay.

Dani Izzie at her home in rural Virginia. More than a decade ago, she slipped in the bathroom and suffered a spinal cord injury that has left her unable to walk. She works as a social media manager for Spinergy, a company that makes high-performance wheels for wheelchairs.

Many Are Replacing Disability Checks With Paychecks

The nation's disability rolls swelled during the Great Recession. But more disabled people are now finding work, and employers are more willing to make allowances, thanks to the tight job market.

Jakob Dylan (left) and Tom Petty in a still from <em>Echo in the Canyon</em>.

One LA Community Where Folk And Rock Converged

Singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan and director Andrew Slater talk about the documentary Echo In The Canyon about music from Laurel Canyon in LA that went on to influence a later generation.

Nurses Strike At Toledo Hospital Enters Third Week

A strike in its third week at a Toledo hospital is putting a spotlight on concerns about forcing nurses to repeatedly work mandatory overtime. The strike…

A housing development sits nestled in the South Mountain foothills in the Ahwatukee neighborhood in Phoenix. The city saw the biggest jump in population in the U.S. between 2017 and 2018.

South And West Continue Rapid Growth, According To New Population Data

The fastest growing cities are in Arizona, Texas, Washington and North Carolina. Columbus, Ohio, is the only Midwestern city in the top 15 fastest-growing populations.

Many of the survivors of the Clotilda voyage are buried in Old Plateau Cemetery near Mobile, Ala. The Alabama Historical Commission announced Wednesday that researchers have identified the vessel after months of work.

Alabama Historians Say The Last Known Slave Ship To U.S. Has Been Found

The Clotilda carried 110 people from present-day Benin to the shores of Mobile in 1860, despite the import of slaves being illegal. Researchers told descendants about the discovery first.

Ohio House Lawmakers Amend Nuclear Plant Bailout Bill

The Ohio House has dramatically changed the energy bill that would bailout the state's nuclear power plants and repeal renewable energy standards. Ohio…

OSU Cop Who Stopped Campus Attacker Awarded Medal Of Valor

An Ohio State University police officer who stopped an attack on campus in 2016 was honored by President Trump Wednesday at a ceremony recognizing first…

Columbus Parks Director To Take Over Leadership Of YMCA

Columbus Recreation and Parks Director Tony Collins is resigning to run the YMCA of Central Ohio. Collins takes over on June 18. Collins has worked for…

Jessica Rodgers and neighbor Ray Arellana carry a stroller carrying Rodgers' sister Sophia Rodgers over downed power lines as they head to Rodgers' mother's apartment to check on damage on Thursday after a tornado tore though Jefferson City, Mo., late Wednesday.

3 Killed As Violent Tornadoes Cause 'Devastation' In Missouri

Thousands were without power and multiple people were hurt as a series of storms spawned multiple tornadoes in Missouri late Wednesday and into Thursday.

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