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The anti-apartheid hero has been a unifying force in South Africa, particularly for the ruling African National Congress. There's concern, however, that xenophobia, racism and political infighting may grow once the "father of the nation" dies.

For decades, the Watts neighborhood has been notorious for gang violence and strained relations between residents and police. But violent crime and homicide have fallen dramatically in recent years, and a community policing effort is helping to ease tensions between cops and the community.

With a potential blowup over executive branch nominations defused for now, the Senate may next have to wrestle with judicial nominations. President Obama wants three appointees to the powerful District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals approved quickly, but Republicans question the need for any more judges there at all. The impasse may bring the chamber to another showdown over the use of the filibuster.

President Obama spoke Wednesday in Galesburg, Ill. — the site of a speech eight years ago that set out his vision of the economy and set the stage for his first presidential campaign. This time around, the president talked about where the economy needs to go in the years ahead.

Water in all its forms has caused trouble at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant this week. They are reminders that the problems are far from over.

There have been a lot of big flops at the movie box office this summer, most notably The Lone Ranger.

The next time you open a fortune cookie, you might want to give its message careful consideration. When William Johnson of Southwick, Mass., saw that his cookie's message predicted he would win a lot of gold, he decided it was time to buy a lottery ticket — and he won the million-dollar prize.

Speed is suspected as a factor in Wednesday's derailment and crash. The death toll is around 80 people and scores more people were injured. "The scene is shocking, it's Dante-esque," a local official says.

Also: the history of blurbs; Buzzfeed launches a book section.

Author Jean Zimmerman chooses five books that "pick up where history leaves off," shedding new light on often forgotten corners of history, from the unruly Florida frontier of the 18th century to the real-life little dancer who inspired Edgar Degas' famous sculpture.