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Naomi Jackson's first novel follows a pair of Brooklyn sisters sent to live in their mother's small Barbados hometown. Critic Michael Schaub says "it's not a perfect book, but it's a lovely one."

Government officials from six foreign nations — including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey — spent over $750,000 at the Trump International Hotel during his presidency, according to new documents.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended Thursday the administration's handling of the financial crisis, as he again urged Congress to pass a regulatory overhaul that has been months in the making. Geithner faced tough questioning on the bailout of insurance giant AIG and Wall Street bonuses. Republican Congressman Kevin Brady even demanded Geithner's resignation.

Film director George Roy Hill dies of complications from Parkinson's disease. Hill, who was 81, is best-remembered for two films in particular: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. NPR's Neda Ulaby offers an appreciation.

Local welfare offices are bracing for what happens when federal housing assistance funds run out.

Thirty-four firefighters died in the line of duty this year. The unusually high number is sparking a larger conversation about the dangers firefighters face as more homes are built in and around drought-stricken forests.

Ed Gordon talks with CSI: New York actor Hill Harper about his new book Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny, a collection of essays meant to inspire young black men.

Rules dating back decades outlaw sledding on Capitol Hill. Protesters brought signs that read: Sled Free or Die. It did not appear that anyone who took a run down the hill on a sled was arrested.

The online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which allows users to edit entries on a wide range of subjects, has banned Capitol Hill computers from the editing process. The reason? Hill staffers tend to write glowing entries about their bosses. Alex Chadwick talks with Andrea Seabrook about some of the worst offenders, and just how far-ranging the problem is getting.

Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke had a date this morning with the House Financial Services Committee. They were both no-shows at the panel's hearing last week on AIG's bailout and executive bonuses, so today they weighed in. Since that first hearing, the House has passed a 90 percent tax on bonuses and Geithner has rolled out a plan to soak up bad bank assets.