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Governor Bruce Rauner has created a task force to root out waste, fraud and abuse in taxpayer-funded health care programs. The Republican signed an…

Police stand watch Tuesday as protesters gather outside the Parliament building in Reykjavik, Iceland. The prime minister resigned after he was named in the Panama Papers as having set up secret offshore accounts through a shell company that was seeking money from failed Icelandic banks that received government bailout funds.

Fallout From Panama Papers Echoes Around The World

International investigative reporting, powered by a data breach, links titans of business and politics to secret offshore bank accounts. The reports are prompting investigations and public backlash.

On her first visit to the U.S., Loyce Maturu of Zimbabwe was impressed by how friendly Americans are. She couldn't get over that they'll say hello to a stranger in an elevator.

Orphaned, HIV Positive And Abused, She Almost Gave Up — But Didn't

She was orphaned at 10, then diagnosed with HIV and TB. She was abused. She tried to kill herself. This is the epic story of 24-year-old Loyce Maturu.

Encore: Author Explores The Murder Of Kitty Genovese

Winston Moseley, the man who brutally murdered Catherine "Kitty" Genovese in March 1964, has died in prison at age 81. This story originally aired on March 3, 2014, on All Things Considered.

UVA Study Links Disparities In Pain Management To Racial Bias

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Kelly Hoffman, a doctoral student in social psychology at the University of Virginia. Hoffman recently published a paper that links disparities in pain management to racial bias.

Mayor Koos on External Investment for the Town of Normal

Where Does ISU Go from Here with 22% Funding Cut?

A Campaign For An Autism Friendly Community

Autism Advocacy groups are mounting a challenge to Bloomington Normal businesses to make the twin cities an autism friendly community. MarcFirst and…

Bill Sulaski 4/15/16

Today’s programming is made possible is part by GLT Day Sponsor Bill Sulaski who, after working for over 50 years in the accounting business with numerous…

The Mesa oil field in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1935. Edward Doheny discovered oil under a private residence in 1892. His find set off an oil-drilling spree.

Before Hollywood, The Oil Industry Made LA

Los Angeles can seem like a company town, dominated by the movie business. But the area is dotted with oil wells — landmarks of a key industry in the region. Now plunging prices are taking their toll.

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