Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister, has died at the age of 86 The media mogul turned prime minister left a mark on popular culture, while his coarseness and constant legal woes trashed political norms and tainted Italy’s image in the world. Read more on NPR

Trump’s federal indictment will loom large as Congress returns to session Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was elected to the post with Trump’s support after 15 contentious rounds of votes, said House Republicans will get to the bottom of the investigation into Trump. Read more on NPR

Children as young as 12 work legally on farms, despite years of efforts to change law As some states look to roll back child labor laws, Democrats in Congress introduce a bill to increase protections for children working in agriculture that would raise the minimum age to 14. Read more on NPR

LA’s top make-out spots hint at a city constantly evolving The creation of the automobile gave rise to a new kind of freedom and privacy, while also transforming Los Angeles into the sprawling, car-centric metropolis it is today. Read more on NPR

The special ingredient for Mars travel meal prep? Astronaut breath Chemical physicist Stafford Sheehan invented a process that can turn carbon dioxide into yeast. It’s now a finalist in the NASA-sponsored Deep Space Food Challenge. Read more on NPR

Thousands of Reddit communities ‘go dark’ in protest of new developer fees More than 6,000 so-called subreddits are participating in a 48-hour boycott aimed at pressuring the company to reverse its new fees for accessing the company’s internal data. Read more on NPR

The U.S. dollar conquered the world. Is it at risk of losing its top spot? The dollar has helped make the U.S. the most economically powerful country for most of the last century, but other countries – including rivals like China – have the greenback on their sights. Read more on NPR