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A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech that was used at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, U.K., on Tuesday.

U.S. Government May Find It Hard To Get More Doses Of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine

A Pfizer board member says the government declined to buy more doses beyond the initial 100 million already agreed upon. Demand from other countries could complicate future purchases.

Frozen Afghan bank reserves contribute to the country's economic collapse

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to economist Shah Mehrabi, member of the Supreme Council of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, about Afghan Central Bank reserves that remain frozen in the U.S.

Workers service the tracks at the Metra/BNSF railroad yard in Chicago

How an attendance policy brought the U.S. to the brink of a nationwide rail strike

Freight rail workers had threatened to strike Friday. The unions were unhappy about a policy that penalizes workers who take unscheduled time off, including for medical needs.

Kosuke Morita, who led a group of researchers that discovered element 113, speaks at a press conference at in Tokyo on June 9. The name nihonium stems from the fact that element 113 was discovered in Japan, and Nihon is one way to say the country's name in Japanese.

Hello, Nihonium. Scientists Name 4 New Elements On The Periodic Table

The new superheavy, radioactive elements were added to the periodic table last year but given temporary and unremarkable names: ununtrium, ununpentium, ununseptium and ununoctoium.

Participants cheer a speaker during the Women's March "Power to the Polls" voter registration tour launch at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Jan. 21.

More Than Twice As Many Women Are Running For Congress In 2018 Compared With 2016

Donald Trump is fueling many women's desire to run for office in 2018 — in the words of one analyst, he's "the gift that keeps on giving" to the resistance.

WGLT Sound Ideas 02/03/20

Most people think the banjo came to America from Africa, but some believe the origin is further east. Banjo master Bela Fleck says folk music legend Pete…

WGLT's Sound Ideas 3/16/20

Bloomington Normal churches came together by staying apart. Hear how separation is thinking of the common good. Central Illinois restaurants pivot to…

The Leadoff - Wednesday 2/22/23

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. You'll hear about the governor's stop in central Illinois to tout his early childhood education plans. Plus, a look at the new influencers hoping to shape debate over the Unit 5 tax referendum the second time again.

WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 3/2/23

On today's episode, Rivian plans to double production at its EV plant in Normal, a biologist explains how to use 3-D animation helps their research, a new mental health crisis center opens in Bloomington, plus the state of Illinois grants an extension for craft cannabis growers top open.

WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 3/10/23

On today’s episode, you’ll hear about how changes to Daylight Saving Time could impact those with Alzheimer’s. Plus, how to get started as a cottage food operator. And Lauren Warnecke fills up your weekend calendar with two new episodes of WGLT’s Datebook.

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