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Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded roads and expressways in New York in 2021. In a hotter climate, rainstorms are becoming more intense.

An unexpected item is blocking cities' climate change prep: obsolete rainfall records

Cities are experiencing heavier storms and flooding as the climate gets hotter. But due to outdated rainfall records, many are still building infrastructure for the climate of the past.

Rural school districts in Illinois face unique challenges in filling vacant teacher positions, according to the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools.

Rural schools face unique challenges filling positions

Districts finding creative solutions to persistent shortage

U.S. military quietly redraws command map in the Western Hemisphere

The U.S. military is quietly reshaping its command structure across the Americas. What does that signal for the region?

Kilbride Concedes Apparent Non-Retention on State's High Court

Justice Tom Kilbride of Illinois’s 3rd Judicial District has apparently come up short in his bid retain his seat on the Illinois Supreme Court for a...

Kids whose schools are shut down in Anne Arundel County, Md., receive food in Annapolis as part of a program to ease the burden of feeding students while schools are closed because of the coronavirus. President Trump told Americans to "engage in schooling from home when possible" on Monday.

Coronavirus: U.S. Urges Americans To Home-School; The WHO Says: 'Test, Test, Test'

"If everyone makes this change, or these critical changes and sacrifices now, we will rally together as one nation," President Trump said on Monday.

California state water board mandates new restrictions

About 80% of the state was in extreme or exceptional drought conditions as of mid-December 2021.

Meet The Auto Industry Veterans Who Guided Rivian Through 'Pivot Points'

There's no guarantee of success in the auto industry, especially for an electric vehicle startup like Rivian. But there was a moment when John Shook from…

BBC Newshour

The Voice of America building, shown Monday, in Washington, D.C. VOA has increasingly <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/04/10/831988148/white-house-attacks-voice-of-america-over-china-coronavirus-coverage" data-key="9066">been a target</a> of the Trump administration.

Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.

State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is calling for stronger homeschool laws following reporting about the state’s lax oversight. She’s pictured in a file photo on the House floor.

Illinois lawmaker calls for strengthening protection for homeschooled children

Child welfare chair said she was spurred to act by news reports of state’s lax oversight.

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