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Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by the legendary race horse , Lexington, when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. She spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy. In her book, ""Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse," she presents an absorbing, exciting account that transports readers back to the raucous beginning of American horse racing and introduces them to the stallion at its heart.

One cold night, Natasha William's father drove his car into the New York Bay with her two-year-old half-sister in the backseat. She was the one to walk him past the column of hungry reporters demanding an explanation. The headline in The Daily News read: Back from a Watery Grave. But Natasha's experiences growing up with her schizophrenic father in the gritty New York City of the 1970s are not so easily captured in a single headline.Natasha Williams’ new book, “The Parts of Him I Kept: The Gifts of My Father's Madness,” is an intimate account of coming of age in the face of a father's schizophrenic unraveling.

The ailing company that was founded 75 years ago has laid off more than 40,000 workers in recent years. Mergers that were meant to help it compete have not panned out.

The mayor of Cohoes is forging ahead with a plan to tear down a public housing complex near the embattled Norlite plant.

The online cybercrime underworld orchestrated an elaborate scheme to purchase heroin and have it mailed to a privacy and security journalist's home.

Inflation hit a new, four-decade high of 9.1% last month, fueled in part by record high gasoline prices. Gas prices have since fallen, but overall inflation is still elevated.

In baseball news, the Boston Red Sox topped the Tigers, 5-3, the Mets beat the Phillies, 2-0, and the Yankees outscored the Blue Jays, 4-0.

Media ethicist Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named NPR's public editor, an in-house advocate for listeners and newsroom watchdog.

Ford and GM are calling 2013 the best year for U.S. auto sales in at least five years, as they report double-digit annual gains. Chrysler reported an increase of 9 percent, its strongest year since 2007.