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The Senate unanimously passes a coronavirus aid package. Online gaming slows under an increased record numbers of users.

Polls show the president’s approval rating has slipped in his first year back in office on issues that helped him win re-election, such as immigration and the economy.

Satellite mapping has uncovered in Darfur a buried lakebed the size of Massachusetts. Scientists think its water may have seeped into a reservoir underneath it. If that's the case, it could help ease fighting in one of the driest places on Earth.

Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois will start expanding contact tracing efforts designed to help map the spread of COVID-19.

Scientists successfully treated a rare disease with the experimental gene-editing technique. It could open the door to new ways of treating more common disorders in the future.

Five years after Ferguson, the national conversation about race and policing is still ongoing – and residents of Ferguson, Missouri, are still searching for answers.

Following Salman Rushdie's stabbing at an event in western New York, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the Chautauqua Institution's Emily Morris about the organization's role going forward.

Inspector general wants authority to add health care workers fired for misconduct to state registry

A new push by the Trump administration for more coal production is getting mixed reviews in West Virginia, where the majority of electricity is produced by coal and expensive for many residents.

The proposal aimed to curb pollution from Illinois’ more than 2,400 warehouses