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San Francisco officials approved $76 million to install suicide prevention nets around the Golden Gate Bridge. NPR's Scott Simon notes that last year a record 46 people jumped to their deaths.

What you need to know about the races, issues and decisions being made in your community.

After hearing from former town leaders and other citizens, the Normal Town Council voted 6-1 Monday night to accept federal and state grant funding that will finance more than 90% of the cost of the Uptown underpass project.

A plan to build nearly 800 apartments and townhomes near Rivian Motors is moving forward, after the Bloomington City Council on Monday approved an annexation agreement for the project.

Drugs like molly and ecstasy may be best known for giving partyers euphoric feelings. But MDMA, the drugs' psychoactive ingredient, is proving effective at treating severe trauma when used in therapy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.

Nearly 200 cities told the Illinois Municipal League that they expect to bring in less money from taxes on shopping, gaming, gas and other sources due...

The former NBA star says the alleged fraud against him included $7.5 million for a Swiss hotel.

NPR's A Martinez talks to SCOTUSblog reporter Amy Howe, about the U.S. Supreme Court blocking an effort to create a second majority-Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election.

A growing number of teenage girls are incarcerated each year. Many have injuries consistent with sexual assault, and up to a third are or have been pregnant. But the care provided in detention is often inadequate for girls because the assessment of their needs misses the mark.