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Mary Hosbrough (left) and Jennifer Jacobsen-Wood are the Pedestrians in Peoria.

Journey complete: 'Pedestrians in Peoria' finish their traverse of all 1,639 city streets

You may know Mary Hosbrough and Jennifer Jacobsen-Wood as the "Pedestrians in Peoria." Over the last 23 months, the two lifelong friends walked 1,247.4 miles to cover each of the city's 1,639 streets.

Democrat Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president, won in a landslide victory on Tuesday to become New York City's second Black mayor.

Eric Adams is elected as New York City's second Black mayor

Democrat Eric Adams' job now is to lead NYC out of the effects of the pandemic, historic job losses, skyrocketing housing prices, and a broke transportation system.

Bottles of medicine ride on a belt at the Express Scripts mail-in pharmacy warehouse in Florence, N.J., in 2018. Democratic lawmakers have reached a deal to lower prescription drug prices for seniors.

Democrats' deal on prescription drugs would lower costs for seniors

Democrats agreed to a significant — but slimmed down — proposal to help lower prescription drug prices, bringing aboard notable holdouts on the measure, including Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Competing lawn signs are placed outside of a polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Minneapolis. Voters there are deciding whether to replace the city's police department with a new Department of Public Safety. The election comes more than a year after George Floyd's death launched a movement to defund or abolish police across the country.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)

Minneapolis voters reject a measure to replace the city's police department

The failed ballot measure proposed a new Department of Public Safety that would emphasize a public health approach to policing.

The Supreme Court will hear its first major gun case since 2008.

Gun rights are back at the Supreme Court for the first time in more than a decade

The time long awaited by gun-rights advocates has come, as the conservative court examines how far a state may go in regulating an individual's right to carry a gun outside the home.

British Prime Minister Theresa May Scrambles To Save Brexit And Her Job

Steve Inskeep talks to Sebastian Payne of the Financial Times about the latest developments on Brexit and the options for British Prime Minister Theresa May, who is facing a no confidence vote.

Theresa May's Leadership Challenged In Wake Of Brexit Chaos

British Prime Minster Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence. And it comes after May scrapped a vote at the last minute on her deeply unpopular Brexit divorce agreement.

NAACP Peoria Branch president Rev. Marvin Hightower, center, signs a "Ten Shared Principles" poster as Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria, left, and Peoria County Sheriff's Office Superintendent Ronda Guyton watch Tuesday at the NAACP office in Peoria.

Peoria NAACP, law enforcement agencies tout ‘shared principles’ as a path to better community relations

The Peoria branch of the NAACP, Peoria Police Department, and Peoria County Sheriff's Office are working together to improve community relations.

News Brief: Britain No Confidence Vote, Government Shutdown Threat, Cohen Sentencing

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence. President Trump threatens a shutdown if he doesn't get the budget for a border wall. And Michael Flynn's lawyers ask for leniency.

Trump Proposes New Definition Of Protections Under Clean Water Act

The Trump administration's rollback of a major clean water rule is sure to face legal challenges.

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