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Since boyhood, Husam Abukhedeir wanted to become a doctor and serve his people. He overcome obstacles to get his medical credentials and practiced neurosurgery at Al-Shifa Hospital. Then came the war.

Scott Laughlin spent over 40 years as a radio host in Central Illinois. Most of that was in Bloomington-Normal. In 2000, he moved to WJBC, the community’s heritage news talk station, where he would soon take over as the morning show host and became the station’s top personality for close to 20 years.

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.

Researchers have learned a lot about blended families since the 1970s — when The Brady Bunch painted a perfect picture of stepsiblings getting along. Some of their advice might surprise you.

An Oklahoma country station made news this week when it briefly refused to play a Beyoncé song. It's a resonant tale for the Black and women musicians who have tried to crack the format for decades.

In China, the vast following of a folk goddess of the sea illustrates the remarkable rebirth of local popular religion since the Cultural Revolution. Now, China's communist leaders are supporting worship of Mazu as "cultural heritage" and using it to advance their own political and economic goals.

Aimee Spack and Cheryl Eash are the first ladies of Bloomington-Normal college football. In saying “I do,” they signed on as football wives. That has meant sacrifice and single parenting, navigating highs and lows of winning and losing, adjusting and readjusting family schedules, driving young children to and from activities, flying solo for their dinner time, bath time, bed time.

Three photojournalists have created an in-depth report on electronic waste — its negative and ... positive ... consequences.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with celebrity stylist Law Roach, the man behind some of the most memorable red carpet looks in recent years, about his new book How to Build a Fashion Icon.

In the White House briefing room Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its latest steps to tighten its grip on the message it sends out and the news coverage it receives.