Search results for

Women political candidates are the norm today. But it hasn’t been so very long since a woman running for office was rare or even unheard of. The first woman to serve in the Illinois Senate was Florence Fifer Bohrer of Bloomington in 1924. But leading the way for Bohrer some years before was Helen Clark McCurdy, the first woman to run for office in Bloomington, in 1915.

The tourists who were targeted by water blasts laughed it off. Cities like Barcelona and the island of Mallorca have seen housing costs skyrocket as homes are diverted to the short-term rental market.

Alexandria's Mayor Alyia Gaskins discusses how a "housing first" approach has helped her city — and why President Trump's executive order on homelessness could hurt efforts to house people.

Urban Equity Properties began construction Monday, turning the old State Farm building into an upscale 183-unit apartment complex in Downtown Bloomington. City officials say an increase in inventory, regardless of price point, provides relief for renters in search of affordable housing.

Federal border agents across the southern region had one of their busiest years in 2023 – a trend that looks to continue into 2024. Nowhere has it been busier year-round than in El Paso, Texas.

Almost everyone fled Sderot, the biggest city invaded by Hamas attackers on Oct. 7. Now most have returned, soldiers are guarding schools, and residents are traumatized and insecure.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic strategist Joel Payne what New York City's new democratic socialist mayor may signify for the Democratic party. Is his energy what the party needs?

President Bush visits the Gulf Coast again, pledging to help clean up the region. Also, Vice Admiral Thad Allen, director of federal relief efforts, discusses plans being developed for Hurricane Rita, damage to New Orleans' levee system and clashes with Mayor Ray Nagin.

Before the war, Mariupol residents Tetiana Myhalyova and metalworker Victor Perederiy had never met. But after sheltering for weeks without heat or water, they decided to escape together.

President Trump is promising to crack down on crime. But police crackdowns have already been tried in cities such as New Orleans, which is now enduring a resurgence in homicide.