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Economist Robert Reich argues that the economy isn't going to get moving again until we address a fundamental problem: the growing concentration of wealth and income among the richest Americans. He explains his fears for America's economic recovery in Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future.

Imagine a grand piano with the top removed. Armed with fishing line, plumbing tape and Popsicle sticks, 10 musicians lean over the innards of the instrument and play the bowed piano.

A grocery worker whispered into her phone during a 911 call so she wouldn't draw the shooter's attention. She says the dispatcher yelled at her for whispering. The two ended up disconnected.

One of the surprise critical hits of the summer is a new Paul Anka album. The teen-idol turned Vegas lounge singer puts a crooner's spin on rock classics, covering Nirvana and Van Halen, among others.

The Australian band Crowded House recorded some of the most appealing pop-rock singles of the late '80s and early '90s, before breaking up in 1996. Now reunited, the band headlines a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia, with opener Joan as Police Woman.

Manilla Road and Carcass kept the young'uns on their toes while SubRosa made metal gorgeous.

The Virginia metal band's third album transcends era and genre, thanks to the group's ear for deceptively infectious songwriting — not to mention Dorthia Cottrell's gutsy, hypnotic voice.

Hilaree Nelson went missing this week after falling from the world's eighth-highest mountain in Nepal. Her body was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's capital.

Gustav Holst evokes the astrological character of the planets in his popular symphonic suite. John Eliot Gardiner tops the list of conductors who have recorded Holst's forerunner of science-fiction soundtracks.

A famous artwork by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian has been displayed upside down for 75 years.

Online images showed banners that demanded "votes not leaders, dignity not lies" and urged students and workers to strike. Censors quickly scrubbed social media posts of the protest.

Ever heard of chowchow? Samantha Lunn of Chattanooga, Tenn., was slightly stumped by the pickled Southern staple. But chef Jacques Pepin offers some tips on how to use it.

Maxim Health Care Services has agreed to pay $150 million to resolve fraud allegations by the Justice Department and the attorneys general of 42 states. The home health care company admitted to overcharging Medicaid for six years. Eight former employees at the company have pleaded guilty in connection with the scheme, and some of them face prison time.

The announcement underscored the intentions by Afghanistan's new rulers to continue hardline policies implemented since they took over the country and to stick to their interpretation of Islamic law.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord told staff this week she is leaving to pursue other opportunities. McCord has led the probe into Russian election meddling.

The Kremlin says the Russian leader met Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin and nearly three dozen of his mercenary commanders for talks in Moscow late last month.

The prosecution has rested at the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. The defense begins presenting its side of the story on Monday.

The reinstatement comes ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court has stayed the defamation conviction that led to Gandhi's ouster from Parliament.

Who gets into the G-20? We'll, it's not just the 20 biggest economies in the world, though being wealthy helps.

Admiral William Crowe, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has died. He was 82. No cause of death was released. He served as the nation's top-ranking military officer under President Reagan during the waning days of the Cold War.