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F.X. Toole wrote fiction all his life, but didn't see his stories in print until he was 70. Now, four years after his death, his first novel — Pound for Pound — has been published.

More than 1,000 U.S. service men and women have died in Iraq since the United States and its allies invaded last year. More than 7,000 soldiers have been wounded in action. Attacks on U.S. and allied forces in August averaged nearly 70 a day. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they are concerned about illegal immigration, and more than half think the government should do more to prevent illegal immigrants from coming into the country. But there are experts on both sides of the political divide who say cracking down may not be a solution -- for both practical and economic reasons. While both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry support versions of guest worker programs, the public isn't convinced. NPR's Marcus Rosenbaum reports.

In Norway, one man's solution to the threat posed by farmed salmon and the impact on the fjords they swim in.

Marlon James' latest novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings, is not brief, and it contains many more than seven deaths. It's a portrait of Jamaica in the '70s, when gang warfare and reggae reigned.

In the past decade, the number of bear-related calls Florida wildlife officials have received has increased by 400 percent. To stop the rise in bear population, officials have agreed to start hunting.

All the recent rain in Texas is great for insects — including the terrifying tarantula hawk. It's a big, nasty wasp that doesn't just sting tarantulas ... it turns them into food for its offspring.

Sikh temples traditionally offer meals to those in need. In suburban London, the homeless — regardless of their religion — are turning to a van run by Sikh volunteers for food.

Tony Elumelu made his fortune off banking and real estate. Now he wants to spread the wealth and create jobs by investing in African startups.

Microsoft's artificial intelligence chatbot was supposed to mimic a teenage girl. Instead, internet trolls tricked it into spouting hate speech. BuzzFeed tech reporter Alex Kantrowitz explains how.