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A 29-year-old battalion commander is leading 600 men, fighting in Ukraine's counteroffensive near Kherson. "This is war," Col. Serhiy Shatalov says. "You cannot predict nothing, absolutely nothing."

As the war in Ukraine nears its sixth month, people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv are finding a new normal. Construction crews are cleaning up bombed buildings and people are returning to work.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with the mayor of El Paso, Texas Oscar Leeser about how the city is dealing with a large number of migrants at the border seeking to claim asylum in the U.S.

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.

Claudia Sheinbaum is a 62-year-old environmental scientist who left academia on a political trajectory that took her from a local mayor, to running Mexico City, to winning the presidency with nearly 60% of the vote.

As new proposals to ease the Bloomington-Normal housing shortage move forward this spring and summer, city and town council members will weigh in on what they think. There’s already diversity of thought among council members on the issue.

New laws will allow automated speed cameras in places where they've long been banned. Advocates say they can save lives, but critics argue they're a financial burden on those least able to pay.

A shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade killed one woman and injured at least 21 others, including children. Russia is developing a nuclear capability that could target satelites.

A proposed restaurant on Bloomington’s west side will soon displace residents who have been living in tents on the property. Some residents have lived there for years. Some social service providers in McLean County say tent cities have been a problem in Bloomington for years. Advocates say the tent dwellers plight points to a greater problem that’s not been addressed.

The rape and slaying of 7-year-old Zainab Amin caused a political crisis aimed at officials who are accused of failing to protect the children of Kasur.