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Millions of voters across Illinois are getting vote-by-mail applications. A new law signed by the governor this summer directs all election authorities...

Personal income jumped by a record 21% last month, largely thanks to those $1,400 relief payments. The extra cash helped fuel a jump in spending that should continue in the months to come.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday fell 2.9 percent to 21,792.20 — its worst Christmas Eve performance. It Broke the 1918 record. U.S. stocks are on track for their worst year since 2008.

Sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura purchased the 612-pound Pacific bluefin tuna at auction. Conservationists are alarmed about the fate of the species.

Using Medicaid payment data from towns in Alaska that have rejected fluoride in recent years, a new study supports dentists' claims that teeth get worse when the water supply is not fluoridated.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Virginia Republican about the Russia investigation.

Twice a year, on the fall and spring equinoxes, the sun sets perfectly framed by Chicago's skyscrapers. The perhaps unintended phenomenon takes its name from England's ancient monument Stonehenge.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers are set to start play tonight. Both teams can make compelling cases for why they should be favored. "I don't know how to pick this one," says NPR's Tom Goldman.

The French leader said Greece would not get its next installment of its rescue loans, until after Greeks cast a vote on whether to accept the terms. The timing, however, might leave Greece in a tough position without enough money to pay its obligations.

Medicare will now cover screening and counseling for obesity as a free preventive service. Advocates hope the decision will encourage private insurers and Medicaid to do the same.