Updated at 8:20 p.m. ET John Ashbery, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for his surrealist, confounding works, has died at age 90. The poet died of natural causes in his Hudson, N.Y., home early Sunday, confirms Farrar, Straus Giroux, the publicist for a new Ashbery biography. His 1975 collection, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, what

Doctors say don’t delay getting the flu shot this year. FatCamera/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FatCamera/Getty Images Doctors say don’t delay getting the flu shot this year. FatCamera/Getty Images The arrival of a new school year and cooler temperatures also means the arrival of flu vaccines in doctors’ offices, pharmacies, clinics, work places, and

Texas officials say all fires have been mostly extinguished at the Arkema chemical plant in the flood-ravaged Houston area after authorities launched controlled burns Sunday. Hurricane Harvey had damaged the plant, triggering several fires already. The six remaining trailers were ignited at the Arkema plant in Crosby, Texas. Following the controlled blaze, the Harris County

Syrian refugee children play at an informal refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP Syrian refugee children play at an informal refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley. Hassan Ammar/AP A neat row of potted plants, all in bloom, greets visitors at the entrance of the Jassem family home

This undated picture released by North Korea’s state-run news agency on Sunday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looking at what Pyongyang claims is a hydrogen bomb, which can be loaded into the country’s new intercontinental ballistic missile. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/AFP/Getty Images This undated picture released by North Korea’s state-run news

The government of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un conducted two nuclear tests last year. Wong Maye-E/AP hide caption toggle caption Wong Maye-E/AP The government of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un conducted two nuclear tests last year. Wong Maye-E/AP North Korea possibly conducted a sixth nuclear test Sunday, South Korean officials said, heightening tensions

One of the nation’s most influential judges and legal writers, Richard Posner, is retiring as of Saturday from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Posner has written more than 3,300 opinions in nearly 36 years on the bench, along with scores of books. He is known for a sharp wit, clear writing

Loading… Scientists have produced a preliminary map of the flooding in Houston from Tropical Storm Harvey. The map doesn’t yet represent all the flooded areas, and for technical reasons, it likely understates the extent of flooding. But even this early analysis shows that flooding from Harvey extended well beyond the traditional flood plains mapped out

Brett and Nikki Staner say they’re exhausted by the challenge of cleaning up their Beaumont, Texas, home after Hurricane Harvey, but they have family they can stay with while they rebuild. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann/NPR Brett and Nikki Staner say they’re exhausted by the challenge of cleaning up their Beaumont, Texas,

Whitlee Hurd, the mother of five children, walks through her damaged home in northeast Houston. “This is my child’s room but I can’t have them sleep here now because the window is open,” she says. “We told the maintenance man but he won’t help us.” Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR Whitlee Hurd,

Waynetta Lawrie (left), of Tulsa, Okla., stands with others at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2007, during a demonstration by several Cherokee Freedmen and their supporters. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Waynetta Lawrie (left), of Tulsa, Okla., stands with others at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2007, during a demonstration

Demonstrators dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” to protest SB8 at the Texas Capitol in May. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Demonstrators dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” to protest SB8 at the Texas Capitol in May. Eric Gay/AP A federal judge temporarily blocked an anti-abortion law set to take