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Temperatures will linger in the triple digits for parts of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana this week, with little relief coming at night.

If a fancy vacation won't fit into the summer budget this year, a good book can take you on a journey instead. Salon.com book critic Laura Miller shares her top picks for books that can take you to new places and cultures. And Bharati Mukherjee takes us on a trip to South Asia with Miss New India.

Handel's operas are only just emerging from obscurity -- like the exiled king in Rodelinda, who fakes his own death and then makes an daring comeback in a maze of intrigue and blackmail.

An explosion at a house in western Pennsylvania destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others Saturday morning, authorities said.

Global Witness says 177 environmental activists were killed in 2022, and the majority were murdered in Latin America.

Natalie Y. Moore grew up eating buttermilk pie, and baking it today is a celebration of food, family and her Southern roots. Despite its bad rap for being bitter, Moore argues that nowhere is buttermilk better used than in a pie.

Carlee Russell, 25, from Hoover, Ala., went missing on Thursday night after telling 911 she was going to help a toddler stranded on the side of the interstate. She then returned home, police said.

FEMA tells workers to stay out of thousands of its stored travel trailers, amid concerns about exposure to hazardous fumes. A spokeswoman says formaldehyde emission levels rise when the trailers are closed in heat and humidity without ventilation.

Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan has an unusual dessert in her repertoire that's perfect for the holidays -- a gateau Basque from southwestern France. The cake is sturdy, easy to transport and can be eaten any time of day. What makes it so intriguing is that it has a clue as to what's baked inside, Greenspan says.

Once a huge hit in Italy, this opera by the nearly forgotten Saverio Mercadante has long languished. But it's full of great music — and ancient Roman intrigues.