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The bombing in Quetta, Pakistan, is the latest of several attacks on polio vaccination centers. We asked an expert to put the incident in context.

Chef and sustainable seafood advocate Barton Seaver works to get people excited about fish. He says there are lots of species that are not endangered that we should be eating, like Hake.

A film screening Tuesday evening at the Normal Theater highlights stories of women making a difference in the fight against global climate change.

David Attenborough's Netflix series offers a strange waltz between wonder and melancholy. The show thrills us with the marvels of nature, and then saddens us that we are rapidly wiping them out.

An education is part of the fabled ticket to a self sufficient life. But, very few foster children ever have a real shot at going to college.Lauretta…

The current owner of the old Administration building at the old Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Childrens School said over time, town support of…

Normal Community West High School is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its creation.Dave Johnson has been there from the beginning, first as a chemistry…

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said has asked the city’s police advisory board to hold a series of public hearings and bring back ideas for “possible…

A massive sandstorm that buffeted Iraq the past few days has calmed, but daytime skies remain dark over parts of Baghdad, obscured by thick smoke from blazing trenches of oil. Public health experts say the pollution from those fires could expose the people to yet another hazard. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed the first federal lawsuit over the massive Gulf oil spill. Government lawyers have sued BP, Transocean and seven other corporate defendants. The companies are accused of taking short cuts on safety.