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Sailors and Coast Guardsmen erect tents for a migrant holding facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. President Trump has directed the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare for 30,000 detained migrants.

The first group of migrants has been sent to Guantánamo, but legal challenges loom

President Trump aims to deport up to 30,000 migrant detainees to a holding facility there, despite the questionable legality of that move.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge On The Efforts To Avert Pandemic Housing Crisis

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge about the expiration of the federal eviction moratorium and President Biden's plan to address affordable housing.

Stefen Robinson: No Apology For Album Advocating Peaceful Coexistence

Stefen Robinson qualifies his thoughts even before he voices them. He wants to clarify that his new album under the moniker "Yea Big" has words and…

Why Some Health Care Workers Hesitate To Take Vaccine—And Why That's OK

Health care workers were given top priority when COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out across the country. But not all who are eligible are jumping at the…

ISU Professor On What Could Unlock Better Police-Community Relations

The Jacob Blake shooting has sparked an outcry across the country. When Illinois State University professor Miltonette Craig heard the news, she felt a…

Nursing Homes Struggle To Keep COVID Out As Deaths Rise

Nursing home operators say once the coronavirus is in a community, it's nearly impossible to keep it out of their facilities. As the COVID-19 death toll…

Special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after making a statement about the Russia investigation on Wednesday at the Justice Department. After the investigation, he said, "if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so."

Mueller Hands His Caseload To Congress, As Impeachment Calls Grow Louder

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to stress that Democrats will conduct investigations and pursue facts before opening potential impeachment proceedings.

This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. President Joe Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday.

As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling

The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

Pet surrenders increase as inflation ups the price of ownership

Scott Simon speaks with Jessica Petalas, director of Humane Indiana, about an increase of owners surrendering their pets at animal shelters in her region.

People walking in front of a shuttered and dilapidated school building in Peoria

Realtor group will study west Bloomington to recommend revitalization moves

The City of Bloomington will get help from the public service arm of a realtors organization to revitalize several west side neighborhoods. The Counselors of Real Estate Consulting Corps will send a team to survey a broad batch of community stakeholders and write a proposal.

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