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The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack in Melbourne in which a knife-wielding man lunged at passersby before being shot and killed by police.

The death toll continues to rise as the country digs out from under the damage of an earthquake and tsunami. Communications are spotty and some of the hardest-hit areas are difficult to reach.

The gap between the richest and the poorest U.S. households is now the largest it's been in the past 50 years, the U.S. Census Bureau says.

A Dallas jury has found former police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder for last year's fatally shooting of a neighbor who lived in the apartment directly above her.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Jared Malsin about the latest protests in Egypt in which nearly 2,000 people have been arrested calling for the president's ouster.

From Empress Of to Poundside Pop, this week's Heat Check selects reflect a brain refreshed.

The vaping company Juul is under intense pressure from regulators and politicians. It's spending more on lobbying, public relations and grassroots campaigns to stir up opposition to new vaping laws.

A Woodford County man in his 70s is the first positive COVID-19 case in Central Illinois.

About 2% of people with COVID-19 will need ventilators to help them breathe. Are there enough ventilators, and are there enough doctors and respiratory therapists trained to use them?

On this episode of Statewide, we hear how one Illinois town has fared since a major employer left. Galesburg lost more than 1500 jobs in 2004 when a...