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Chicago voters head to the polls on April 4 for a mayoral runoff election to choose the Democratic nominee. This local race is exposing divisions within the Democratic Party.

In Los Angeles County, evictions are reaching pre-pandemic levels as housing protections expire. Tens of thousands of residents could face eviction by the end of the year.

Chicago is on the brink of choosing a new mayor in a run-off election this Tuesday, after incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot lost in the first round.

One day after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer admitted involvement with prostitution, NPR's Mike Pesca reports on how the news is playing in Albany.

At George's Family Restaurant, just outside of Pittsburgh in Aliquippa, Pa., voters who will help decide the April 22 primary are abuzz over Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race Tuesday in Philadelphia.

President Obama will soon have the chance to appoint a new justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court's term.

Impeccably sourced, George Packer's energetic prose carries the reader through the main acts of the man's diplomatic life — but leaves questions about his motivations for turning to Wall Street.

A nationwide lifeguard shortage has pools cutting back hours or closing. At one metro Denver recreation center, senior citizens are stepping up by training to keep swimmers safe.

Journalist Åsne Seierstad's new book retells the story of Norway's Anders Breivik, from his troubled, violent childhood to his 2011 killing spree. Critic Michael Schaub calls it a painful masterpiece.

It will cost Ireland almost $70 billion to bail out the country's banks. Now, as the country grapples with that cost, many Irish are upset about how far their economy has fallen.