Chattanooga's Terminal Station was headed for demolition in the 1970s — until entrepreneurs converted it into a train-themed hotel, named after Glenn Miller's hit song. Adam McMaster/Wikimedia Commons hide caption

Donald Trump bought Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., in 1985. The price of club memberships recently doubled to $200,000. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

In his campaign, Trump criticized President Obama for his reluctance to use the words "radical Islamic extremism." The Trump administration may now want to refocus key programs on Muslim extremists. Kamran Jebreili/AP hide caption

On Tuesday, a tornado tore through New Orleans East, causing destruction to a neighborhood hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption

Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. His new short story collection explores the refugee experience — and draws from his own. Bebe Jacobs/Grove Atlantic hide caption