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Worst impacts avoidable if state lawmakers offer new funding, officials say

How does society do hard things? In this first part of our new series "Hard Things," WGLT unpacks the generational project that brought faster passenger train service to Illinois.

Fans of fireworks may get a little less bang for their buck this Independence Day. Most fireworks are made in China, which means they're now facing an import tax of at least 30%.

High-protein diets are one of the latest food trends. Protein is being added to snacks and drinks. Social media influencers are encouraging people to eat more protein every day.

The CDC has lost thousands of workers since January. At a conference celebrating the work of the agency's "disease detectives," current and former staff grappled with uncertainty about the future.

The White House is proposing average cuts of 35% to agencies — except for the Pentagon and Homeland Security. Actual spending cuts though are up to Congress.

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.

Israeli forces boarded a boat of activists trying to land in Gaza and took them to Israel. They hoped to draw attention to Israel's ongoing war in Gaza that has put the population at risk of famine.

The ocean is huge, hard to police, and virtually lawless in some places. Host Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with investigative reporter Ian Urbina about his new book, The Outlaw Ocean.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro is in British Columbia exploring the relationship between the U.S. and Canada. She talks to Peter Armstrong of the CBC about the latest round of NAFTA negotiations.