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Voting rights have become a partisan fight, as Republicans set up laws across the country that they say will prevent voter fraud which Democrats say are really a move to discourage people from voting.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a Republican and member of the Air National Guard, about the harm done by suicide bombers and gunmen outside the Kabul airport.

Despite the deadly attack, President Biden pledged that the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan will continue.

Last Saturday, 17 inches of rain inundated rivers, washed away homes and tossed cars in Humphreys County, Tennessee.

Twenty-seven McLean County residents are hospitalized with COVID-19 and McLean County has reported its first COVID-related death in over two weeks.

Cities adding more bike lanes hasn't stopped hundreds of cyclists from dying in crashes with cars and trucks. Some riders and drivers are turning to technology.

Women's Equality Day commemorates the day that the 19th amendment was certified on August 26, 1920. It was a watershed moment, but voting rights advocates say its true legacy is more nuanced.

The Pentagon laid blame on ISIS militants for explosions and gunfire at the Hamid Karzai airport and an adjacent hotel. At least 12 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians were killed.

Teachers union leaders in Bloomington-Normal say they support Gov. JB Pritzker's vaccine requirement for all teachers. The governor made the announcement on Thursday, citing surges in COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

President Biden is standing firm on the pledge to "limit" the duration of the evacuation mission in Kabul, but says it will be completed.