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After Wednesday's school shooting killed 17 people, Ben Dickmann decided to surrender his AR-57 rifle, a variant of the Florida shooter's AR-15 gun. NPR's Michel Martin asks him why made the decision.

There was no line and no long waits Saturday when Bloomington’s first COVID-19 drive-up testing site finally opened.There were only a handful of people…

Many Bloomington-Normal teachers are going above and beyond to connect with their students during the shutdown—even if that involves baking cookies.Danny…

After Congress didn't provide additional funds to help run the election safely this year, cash-strapped cities and states are turning to private foundations for help buying needed equipment.

Members of a secret Facebook group of current and former Border Patrol agents joked about migrant deaths and made derogatory comments about Latina lawmakers who planned to visit detention sites.

McLean County has adopted a social media policy, though County Board members exempted themselves from the new guidelines.The County Board on Tuesday also…

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, about midterm ad spending and what the numbers say about a possible election advantage.

The law allows the government to determine what constitutes false information and stipulates hefty fines and jail sentences for people and media companies that violate it.

Facebook, Google and other tech giants have been hit with problems they didn't anticipate their software creating. An MIT professor is teaching students that ethics is essential to their future work.

The House Judiciary Committee will hold antitrust hearings on big tech amid calls that new regulations or breaking up top companies is needed. But some wonder whether lawmakers understand the platforms.