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A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.

Monkeypox doesn't spread as easily as COVID, and it's rarely fatal. Nevertheless, some prison health experts are worried about a looming health crisis behind bars.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for much of Central Illinois and parts of seven other states in the upper Midwest from late Friday night through early Sunday.

Nobody paying attention for the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana — yes, Indiana — leading the way into this year's College Football Playoff.

Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist and conservationist, died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on her legacy and love for chimpanzees.

Dr. Linda Haddad has been named the next dean of Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing. Haddad will take the post on July 1, 2026, succeeding Dr. Caroline Mallory who served in the interim position.

Winter hits early and hard in the high country of New York's Adirondack Mountains. It also brings wild, spectral beauty.

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads Malaria, so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

The director of Illinois State University’s School of Teaching and Learning has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor, authorities said Thursday.

Richard Gaines was convicted by a McLean County jury in 2024. An appellate court has tossed out two of three convictions and sent the case back to McLean County for resentencing.