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Last year, Phoenix saw a record number of heat-related deaths, more than 600. The city is on track to exceed the record again this year.

The massive reservoir behind China's Three Gorges Dam was supposed to be filled to capacity this month. But landslides on the reservoir and water shortages downstream have delayed the process. Questions have been raised about the dam, which is the world's largest hydropower project, and what it might mean for the Yangtze River.

Police in Joliet, Ill., said Monday night that 23-year-old Romeo Nance was located by U.S. marshals near Natalia, Texas, and that after a confrontation Nance shot himself.

Voters overwhelmingly supported an anti-gerrymandering amendment in Missouri last November. But both parties want to scrap or alter the measure, leaving more political influence in the process.

WGLT's latest reporting on pro-Palestinian students who've set up a tent encampment and ongoing demonstration on the Illinois State University Quad.

Illinois would join 34 other states, but business groups claim move will increase costs.

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved an injectable drug that helps prevent the spread of HIV. It only has to be taken once every eight weeks, compared to a daily oral pill.

As COVID-19 spreads in detention, ICE documents shared with NPR reveal new details about the health care provided to two immigrants who died in 2017. Those facilities now face coronavirus outbreaks.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Scott Kobner, chief ER resident at the Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, who has been photographing colleagues and patients on the front lines of COVID-19.

Most people in Illinois who have insurance through the Affordable Care Act won’t see big changes to their monthly premiums next year, according to a...