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An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections.

A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children.

The move comes two months after trustees voted to keep a picture book, "Call Me Max," about a transgender boy in the children’s section.

The Low Income Energy Assistance Program may have no funding beyond November due to the federal government shutdown. Western North Carolina families who rely on money from the program, could struggle to pay heating bills.

The Price of Democracy tells the history of taxation from colonization to the present day. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about preserving democracy.

Much of the funding for low-income civil legal services has been frozen in North Carolina for the past five months — an unprecedented shift that has long-ranging consequences.

Patrick Markee spent two decades walking through New York City's tunnels, armories and intake centers. His book asks: what if homelessness isn't a personal failing, but the result of policy choices?

Fresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote was her favorite.

Dating can feel high stakes. NPR's Life Kit has tips for taking care of your mental health in relationships.

The move comes after a bystander's video of the arrest of Nathaniel Williams drew public scrutiny.