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Bloomington-Normal native Emily Riehl found her passion early on. Before graduating University High School, her teachers recognized her gift in…

Following the collapse of a high-rise condo building in Florida, people across the country are asking questions about building safety.

Exelon officials say the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved licenses for the Braidwood Generating Station southwest of Chicago for another 20…

To close the vaccination gap among Latinos in Colorado, health workers are bringing the shot to neighborhoods and soccer games, and drawing on trusted networks of friends and family.

Teams from a dozen counties are leaving blood on the ice in their quest to get bobsled and skeleton on the Paralympic roster.

The Animal Welfare movement is affecting the way the fur rapping industry does its business. Paula Dobbyn (DAH-bin) of member station -T-O-O in Juneau reports on the Alaska Fish and Game Department's reaction to he newly approved ban on steel, leg-hold animal traps. In an effort to save the rapping industry in Alaska, department officials are holding seminars to ducate fur trappers in alternative snare methods, emphasizing the importance of ur trapping to the local economy.

While the House is trying to emerge from the bitter fight over Speaker Newt Gingrich's ethics violations, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are actually beginning the year with a bipartisan spirit. Besides the Senate's swift approval of President Clinton choices for Secretaries of State and Defence, Senators on both sides of the aisle are working on legislation dealing with the capital gains tax, crime, and education. But NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that there are still plenty of partisan battles ahead, particularly over the balanced budget amendment and late-term abortions.

New Delhi suffers from intense air pollution every winter. On Monday, the stifling smog was particularly acute — in part because of the countless firecrackers set off for Diwali this weekend.

Dacus mixes plainspoken language with rock-music instrumentation on her debut album. Critic Ken Tucker says the singer-songwriter's vulnerability goes against the grain of much current pop music.

A Boeing 737 Max 8 jet experienced a rare problem known as a Dutch roll before landing safely. The cause of the incident during a Southwest Airlines flight last month is under investigation.