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Writer Irna Phillips created the soap "The Guiding Light."

The Sounds Of America: ‘The Guiding Light’

First broadcast on the radio in 1937, the show eventually transitioned to television in 1952 and aired for a total of 72 years.

Abigail Previlon, 13, takes part in remote distance learning with her deaf education teacher Diane Gamse in Stamford, Connecticut. The eighth grader has a translator for in-class learning and often while distance learning on a Chromebook. A first generation American citizen with Haitian parents, Previlon is fluent in four languages.

The Debate Over Language Deprivation In Deaf Children

Cochlear implants can allow deaf people to speak. But critics say that moving away from sign language completely can be limiting.

People gather after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue on April 20, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges he faced in the death of George Floyd.

How Minneapolis Is Reacting To A Guilty Verdict

A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd's murder.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 20: People react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021 In Minneapolis, Minnesota. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial on second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd May 25, 2020. After video was released of then-officer Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds, protests broke out across the U.S. and around the world. The jury found Chauvin guilty on all three charges. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A Jury Found Derek Chauvin Guilty. What Does The Verdict Mean To You?

Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges.

In this photograph, internally displaced people turn a solar panel towards the sun as they use solar power to collect water in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif.

How Climate Change Is Already Affecting Migration

The World Bank estimates Central America will see millions displaced by 2050 as the weather turns more extreme.

McLean County Hears Several Ideas To Reshape Board Districts

A McLean County Board committee heard several recommendations Tuesday to reshape the county’s top governing body, while a member of the committee argued…

Drive Through Tremont To Get Your COVID-19 Shot

Tazewell County will host a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic starting this Thursday.

Courtney B. Vance<strong> </strong>now stars in <em>Genius: Aretha</em> as the singer's father, Rev. C. L Frankin. He co-starred in the recent HBO series, <em>Lovecraft Country, </em>and won an Emmy for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in the 2016 series, <em>The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.</em>

Acting Is 'Problem Solving,' Says Courtney B. Vance

Vance played the charismatic and show-stopping attorney Johnnie Cochran in The People v. O.J. Simpson. Now he takes to the pulpit as Aretha Franklin's father, Rev. C.L Franklin, in Genius: Aretha.

Full Disclosure: Minari

We are excited to bring you our discussion of the Academy Award nominated film, Minari. "A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of...

Tri-County Tops 42K COVID-19 Cases, Adds One Death

As the Tri-County area moves closer to having 30% of residents fully vaccinated for COVID-19, public health officials report 232 new coronavirus...

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