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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 pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond.

New research shows that mountain regions around the world are warming faster than the lowlands below them. Scientists say that could have big consequences for the Mountain West, where communities rely on snow and ice for their water supply.

Ten Utah youth are suing the state over its issuance of permits for fossil fuels, which they say violates their rights to life, safety, and health. All of the plaintiffs reside in counties that have received an "F" grade from the American Lung Association due to their poor air quality. It's the latest in a series of climate lawsuits happening around the country.

An executive order in May prohibited federal agencies from providing funding to NPR and prevented public radio stations from using federal funding to pay for NPR programs. KSUT is a co-plaintiff and argues that the lawsuit remains relevant, despite Congress's rescission package this summer.

Syria is struggling to heal a year after the Assad dynasty's repressive 50-year reign came to an end following 14 years of civil war that left the country battered and divided.

In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.

Honduras' attorney general said Monday that he had ordered Honduran authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.