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The race for the 13th Congressional District is heating up.Republican incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis was already facing 2020 competition from Democrat Betsy…

It all comes down to this. After months of campaigning, ups and down, Election Day is here. Here's what to watch, as the night unfolds.

A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home.

The annual hot air balloon festival fills the skies of this desert city with colorful hot air balloons.

David Padilla, a 48-year-old father of three, was sentenced to life in prison in 1997. After serving 19 years, President Obama commuted his sentence. NPR's Scott Simon shares Padilla's story.

When it comes to teaching their children at home, African-Americans often cite different reasons than white families.

There are a lot of different ideas for filling the grocery gap on Peoria’s South Side and East Bluff.

The bureau wants to know if it should hire more workers and adapt marketing for the 2020 national head count because of any negative impact from a citizenship question.

Rishi Sunak will become Britain's new prime minister — its third in two months. He won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party today.

The Hubble Space Telescope provides astronomers with what they believe to be the edge of the Big Bang. Space Telescope Science Institute officials say the deep-space view was derived from focusing the telescope on a single point for 1 million seconds. The resulting image is being termed the Ultra Deep Field. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.