Search results for

The head of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council says the local economy has a lot of encouraging signposts, noting that consumers are buying a lot, according to year-to-date sales tax receipts.

Tim Giago, who started some of the first Native American newspapers, including The Lakota Times, died Sunday at 88. He spent decades building a media landscape by and for Native people.

Erik Larson's books weave together multiple plots based on actual events. Thunderstruck is the tale of a mild-mannered doctor who murdered his wife, a trans-Atlantic chase, and the inventor who created the wireless telegraph.

Mexico says it is now the world's largest exporter of fresh mangoes. India still holds the No. 1 position in overall mango production. One out of every 20 mangoes consumed in the world now comes from Mexico.

Many of the innovations in today's popular Latin music are coming from younger musicians in rock, hip-hop and electronica. NPR's Felix Contreras discusses new releases from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Novalima and CuCu Diamantes.

From Arizona to Washington state, forecasters warn of "possibly record breaking" heat with little relief overnight, lasting past Labor Day. California may need to ask residents to conserve power.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on several electoral races in which candidates were posthumously elected.

The Moscow office of the human rights group Amnesty International has been sealed closed by government officials. The organization said the doors are now sealed and the locks have been changed, but there's been no explanation as to why its staff have been prevented from entering the building.

The Biden administration recently expanded a pandemic-era program that quickly expels migrants who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.

"We don't know why this bird was dyed pink, although many of our followers have speculated that it was for a gender reveal party," a Wild Bird Fund official told NPR.