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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with artists John Heintzman and Ann E. Coulter about their joint exhibition 'Friendship on the Line,' on display now through August 27 at the Foster Center Gallery (First United Methodist Church, Peoria).

Also: Islamic State militants are surrounded in Raqqa, Syria; the latest on California's wildfires; and the plague outbreak is getting worse in Madagascar.

Monday was an important date on the way to the 2018 elections. It was the beginning of the period when Illinois candidates have to file petitions with,...

ITEM VETO - Jacki talks with James Thurber, the head of Congressional and Presidential Studies at American Univeristy in Washington D.C. Both houses of Congress have approved giving the President the Line-Item Veto...the ability of the President to veto specific portions of spending bills. Thurber discusses what the implications are.

Apple has trademarked its minimalist store design. Though it seems over the top, the company has good reason to protect its look: Fake Apple stores cropped up in China last year.

The economy still takes the top spot as the most pressing concern, but preserving democracy continues to rank high in NPR's polling, an aberration in American history.

The union that represents Transportation Security Administration screeners is calling for 6,000 more screeners to help alleviate long lines at airport checkpoints. It says Congress is to blame for the staffing shortages.

NPR gets a rare glimpse inside the Israeli-occupied zone of devastated Gaza.

The restaurant chain is collaborating on clothing with Forever 21. The Taco Bell themed clothing will include tops, bodysuits, hoodies, and sweatshirts. The clothes will be available online too.

A national retail group says sales are expected to increase nearly four percent over last year's holiday shopping. While the expected 3.7% increase is in…