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This week also brings a National Book Award finalist from Bryan Washington and a Booker finalist from Andrew Miller.

For the first time in years, more child care programs in North Carolina closed than opened this August.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. And, today, voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new leaders in key races.

A Missouri-based developer has pulled out of a planned affordable housing project in Winston-Salem’s Happy Hill neighborhood following criticism from residents who said they were left out of the process.

Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says.

Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

After a week aboard, President Trump will confront a swirl of domestic challenges this week: pivotal elections in several states, Supreme Court tariff arguments and the ongoing government shutdown.

As the shutdown enters its 35th day, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark to discuss how she sees the shutdown ending and whether her party has any leverage.

The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economic studies.

The Craven County Sheriff’s Office believes Dominic Connelly remains in the area of the Craven and Beaufort County line; they think he is walking northward, using fields and woods to avoid being caught. Officials said those densely wooded areas are making the search for Connelly difficult.