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The Republican leader in South Florida alluded to his inability to appear in the first GOP debate as part of the catalyst for his decision to leave the race.

Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall — as a Category 3 hurricane — late Friday or early Saturday south of Galveston, Texas. Officials issued a mandatory evacuation order and warned of "certain death" for those who don't leave, but NPR's Ari Shapiro says plenty of people remain.

Sometimes NPR's foreign correspondents take a break from war and other serious business to enjoy daily life in their adopted cities. Here our Pakistan correspondent tries a "miracle" drink.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson continue to spar over efforts to find housing for migrants who have arrived in Illinois.

According to a news release from the fire department, crews were called to 1311 N. Hershey Road at 8:40 p.m. for a fire in one of the apartment units.

The Bloomington-Normal labor market, which includes McLean and DeWitt counties, added 900 jobs over the last year.

The Department of Justice is suing the State of Illinois, along with Chicago and Cook County, over "sanctuary laws" that limit cooperation with immigration authorities.

Construction is one of the world's dirtiest industries and creates more than 600 million tons of trash in the U.S. every year.

Construction is one of the world's dirtiest industries and creates more than 600 million tons of trash in the U.S. every year.

The annual World Champion Barbecue Cooking Contest is being held this month in Memphis. TSA officials encourage travelers not to put barbecue sauce in their carry-on luggage.