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The New York City schools are poised to become the next big battleground over bilingual education. Schools Chancellor Harold Levy is scheduled to propose at a hearing tomorrow limits on the amount of time students can spend in bilingual programs. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

Ukrainian forces have retaken the southern city of Kherson. Workers are trying to restore basics such as power, water and phone services.

Missouri was the second Republican-led state to redraw its congressional map.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with San Francisco's city attorney, Dennis Herrera, about a federal judge's decision last night to block President Trump's attempt to withhold funding from sanctuary cities.

The City of Bloomington will need to update a more than decade-old study to better understand its water needs and how to move forward. That was among the findings presented to the city council by consulting firm Farnsworth Group in a study of the city's water usage and possible avenues for expansion.

Taliban fighters stormed the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, marking the first time the group has captured a city since it was ousted in 2001. Journalist Mujib Mashal talks about the Taliban takeover.

Tim Gleason from Decatur has been named Bloomington’s next city manager.Gleason, 53, is currently the city manager in Decatur, where he’s worked for four…

The Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., is scheduled for implosion next month, but the right to press the button is still up for grabs. The city is auctioning off the opportunity for charity.

The Bloomington City Council has unanimously approved an amendment to city code extending the definition of “loud and raucous noise” to apply to public property.

Proponents of the proposed Hanna City Trail may see a light at the end of a decades-long tunnel, following a vote at Farmington’s city council meeting...