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The mandatory move imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on most of the workers at two vital research agencies has been criticized as a "blatant attack on science."

America’s homeless crisis. The Trump administration’s controversial plan to fix it starts in California. We take it up.

Disposing of waste is complicated, and cities often bear the brunt of the cost. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with the sustainability coordinator for Portland about a proposal to change that.

Tulsa officials have begun a test excavation to determine if land on city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery is the site of a mass grave of victims of the race massacre. Most of the victims have never been found.

New York City is setting up quarantine "checkpoints" for travelers from states that are COVID-19 hot spots. The city wants travelers from high-risk states to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.

Some churches in Bloomington-Normal are preparing to reopen, now that Gov. JB Pritzker has relaxed rules for places of worship during the pandemic. But…

Some Bloomington restaurants and bars are getting the chance to have the cost of their liquor licenses reduced.The City Council voted unanimously Monday…

Richard Hatcher, the former mayor of Gary, Ind., died last week. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Ravi Perry of Howard University about the 1970s and '60s wave of African American mayors like Hatcher

Bridgeport is giving residents a bonus on entrance tests to recruit more local officers. It could be good for community relations, but it could also mean that city officials are lowering the bar.

After a year-long investigation, the U.S. Justice Department reported on Friday that the Chicago police department uses excessive force and its officers are poorly trained.