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In the golden age of the circus, aerialist Lillian Leitzel captivated crowds around the world with her effortless, high-flying stunts under the big top. Dean Jensen's new book, Queen of the Air, chronicles Leitzel's difficult but glamorous life, and the lives of her performing family.

The top honors in this year's children's book awards from the American Library Association lauded Dave Egger's The Eyes and the Impossible and Vashti Harrison's picture book Big.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students at Illinois Wesleyan University tipped above 500, topping last fall's five-year high.

Heather Lefebvre just graduated with top honors from Brandeis University with a degree in English and creative writing. She's leaving school with a diploma in her hand and a mountain of debt. And that has her worried about her academic choices.

In late 2021, a coalition of some of the country’s top pediatricians declared the youth mental health crisis a national emergency — and it isn't going away any time soon.

The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the results following a five-week voting period to consider a redesign of the flag.

An anthropologist put out a call: Take a photo of 15 essential items that help you cope.. She heard from 1,000-plus people in 50 countries. There's a lot of laptops — as well as wonderful surprises.

Life can be hectic. But with a bit of planning, you don’t need to scramble to get a week's worth of meals on the table.

Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee released his own document Saturday. It rebuts details in the memo by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., released Friday.

NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.