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Bloomington Police say there was no threat to children or school staff after separate incidents triggered security precautions Tuesday afternoon and again Wednesday morning.

The United Nations said that one of its aid workers was killed and another injured when their vehicle was struck on Monday in Rafah in southern Gaza.

Severe thunderstorms Wednesday evening produced huge chunks of hail in parts of Missouri and Kansas. "Gorilla hail" can create lots of damage and even has the potential to be fatal.

Israel said its fighter jets struck targets at a port in Yemen in response to "hundreds of attacks" against Israel in recent months. On Friday, a drone slammed into an apartment building in Tel Aviv.

The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193, while 31 people were still reported missing.

BYD went from manufacturing cell phone batteries to making competitive green cars and buses.

What proper names begin and end with the same two letters? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzle Master Will Shortz and listener Rick Tett from Plano, Texas.

A Minneapolis police officer was killed when he responded to a shooting call and was providing medical attention to a man who shot him. The suspected gunman and another person were also killed.

Starting in March, British Airways says it will begin nonstop service between London and Austin, Texas. The move comes as something of a surprise, given that the airline already serves Dallas and Houston.

Unemployment in Bloomington-Normal stands at 4.3%. That's up slightly since September of last year, but better than the statewide jobless rate of 5%.