What began on the dusty racetracks of the rural South is now a world-class enterprise, as closely watched by Wall Street as by hometown racing fans. How NASCAR grew from its provincial roots to become a big business of international proportions ...

"Soft Target," the debut novel from Wall Street Journal writer Mark Yost, is part thriller, part political intrigue, and part firehouse diary. It's a fast-paced book that details the grisly killing spree of Abdullah and Jhalil, two al Qaeda operat...