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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said when he leaves office at the end of next year he hopes society will continue improving programs to reduce repeat crimes. Sandage said he thinks reducing penalties for drugs is a bad direction society is taking, but so is ignoring needs for treatment.

The Immigration Project in Normal said there has been significant demand for the Illinois Rental Payment Programto help landlords recoup money tenants have not been able to pay during the pandemic. The Project said it has already taken in more than 200 applications for landlord pandemic relief grants. Sarah Mellor is the social services director for the project.

The National Park Service expects a busy summer as the country begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Last year 237 million people flocked to national parks to escape from COVID-19.

Texas Democrats walked out of the state House of Representatives to block the passage of new restrictions on voting. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Democratic Rep. Chris Turner about the move.

Black Wall Street Gallery in SoHo says someone smeared white paint on the gallery's glass facade in what the owners call a hate crime. The NYPD says it is investigating.

In How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith visits eight places central to the history of slavery in America, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello plantation and Louisiana's Angola prison.

The news comes after Osaka was fined $15,000 for refusing to speak to the media to protect her mental health.

Journalist Brad Stone talks about his new book, "Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire."

After John Prine died last year, Sturgill Simpson offered to cover the song "Paradise" for the upcoming tribute album "Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2."

Meteorologists predict another above-average hurricane season. As in the previous seven years, this season got an early start when Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic on May 22.