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Indian marathon runner Fauja Singh was 114 years old when he was killed in a hit-and-run. -
A new report from the group Common Sense Media shows teens are experimenting with AI "companions" designed to provide deep conversations and advice. -
The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats. -
Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped voters. Stricter measures targeting foreign residents and visitors have also emerged as a key issue, with a surging right-wing populist party leading the campaign.
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WGLT and public broadcasters across the country are assessing an uncertain future after Congress voted after midnight Friday to cancel about $1.1 billion already committed to public radio and television stations. -
The latest tariff deadline is fast approaching. We discuss the impact the changes could have on Illinois. And political jockeying is already underway ahead of next year's election. -
Proposed cuts could leave a program meant to investigate instances of abuse against individuals with mental illness from harm at risk. -
Illinois will continue to provide mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth despite federal funding cuts to the service. -
Governor urges lawmakers to act following State Farm’s 27% rate hike -
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two Chinese nationals for operating illegal massage businesses engaged in prostitution in southern Illinois and Indiana. -
Five men from Mississippi were sentenced in southern Illinois federal court after admitting to using spotlights to illegally hunt white-tailed deer in Massac, Jefferson, Union, Pope and Clark counties. -
Two SIU alumni are hosting an event to build stronger bonds for them and their fellow black alumni this weekend.Ashley Banks is a 2015 graduate of SIU. She's hosting an event for black alumni called the "Legacy Pour". They're leading a trip to Blue Sky Winery for wine and food tasting. -
The initiative helps divert excess books from landfills while supporting local causes. For the next few Saturdays, proceeds will benefit Carbondale Middle School’s summer band camp. -
At the time of her passing, she oversaw the largest geographical health department in the state and one of the few Head Start programs nationally administered by a health department. -
The featured topic will be Bost’s legislative priorities, including discussion of the One Big, Beautiful Bill. -
Starting at 7 p.m. Friday, July 18, a short segment of Old Illinois 13 just east of the Illinois 148 intersection will be closed to all traffic. The closure is expected to remain in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19.
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Officials in a Texas hill country community pummeled by deadly flooding July 4 said Saturday that just three people remain missing, down from nearly 100, after people who had previously been reported missing have since been accounted for. -
Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president. -
Palestinians were shot dead during a food distribution on Saturday at a center run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, hospital officials said. -
The latest season of the podcast "Unsettled" from Iowa Public Radio looks at how gender affects people's everyday lives.
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New York police said the 61-year-old man was wearing a large metal chain that caused him to be "drawn into the machine." The FDA warns that MRI scan create a "strong, static magnetic field." -
Chris Camponovo, a former State Department lawyer, examines what a multi-national prisoner swap says about the Trump administration's third country deportation strategy.
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Behind the scenes with NPR's reporting on how Florida has become the scene of some of the Trump administration's most aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.
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A couple embarrassed to be caught on the big screen cuddling at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts this week sent the Internet into a frenzy. It's not the first time kiss cams have caused mishaps at stadium events. -
A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people. -
Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a formal request to release grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein. But the president continues to distance himself from the late, disgraced financier. -
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest James Gunn and panelists Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke, and Bobcat Goldthwait -
A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people and leading bystanders to attack the driver, authorities said.
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