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To kick off National Library week, the American Library Association listed its annual top 10 most challenged books. It said it faced an unprecedented number of attempts to ban to books this year.

The story of Chris Smalls is one of the biggest underdog victories in modern corporate history. Fired two years ago, he has now organized Amazon's very first unionized warehouse in America.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to sue police and prosecutors for malicious prosecution. But the decision still leaves in place other barriers to such lawsuits.

Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan, whether that's another booster in the fall, an omicron shot or one that targets more than one strain.

Today's programming is made possible in part by WGLT Day Sponsor Carol Odekirk, celebrating National Library Giving Day. The library is a destination that cannot be visited often enough, and Carol encourages the community to support Bloomington Public Library’s expansion and renovation. Details at bloomingtonlibrary.org.Learn how you can become a WGLT Day Sponsor.

After six years, the Bloomington-Normal area’s mental health and public safety initiative is making a difference, but there’s still a long road ahead, say the effort's leaders.

Dr. Veronica Ivy was scheduled to be a keynote speaker Monday at Illinois State University’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Symposium. One of her key beliefs, and what she’ll be speaking about, is that sport is a human right.

More than four years after Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at a Florida high school, the sentencing phase of his trial began Monday. He's pleaded guilty. A jury will decide if he gets the death penalty.

The 2,000-plus-members group hopes to snag the attention of a megadonor between now and May 13, the day president David Gerlach said Lincoln College will close its doors permanently.

"Blindfold: A Memoir of Capture, Torture and Enlightenment" tells of the two years he was held captive by an al-Qaeda affiliate group in Syria.