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One of the red pandas at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington has died. The zoo had two red pandas, a male and female both born at the zoo. The male, named Burma, died overnight Sunday, after an illness.

Eleanor Brown speaks with Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane Hansen about her new novel, The Weird Sisters, which imagines the lives of three sisters and their obsessive Shakespearean scholar father who prefers iambic pentameter to normal, everyday conversation.

India's count of COVID-19 cases has passed 20 million. Indian Americans are sounding the alarm that the surge demands global attention, and are raising money to help send supplies and aid to India.

The Day of the Dead is a time when Mexicans remember loved ones with grand floral tributes. But the atmosphere is downbeat in the state of Guerrero, where 43 students are still missing.

Strayed's half-sister checked Wild out of the public library because she thought it looked like an interesting travel book. She realized that she and the author shared the same father.

On today's episode, a preview of the municipal and school board elections; Carlock's mayor discusses the Unit 5 tax referendum and the potential closure of the village's grade school; plus Bloomington city manager Tim Gleason discusses homelessness, the city's vehicle use tax and naming rights for the downtown arena.

Bonnie, the "rebellious" one, began her career as a duo before being joined by another, then another, of her siblings, becoming one of the foremost vocal groups of the '70s.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues her charity drive with a $122.6 million donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the group's largest gift ever from an individual.

Owen Burns, 13, sprung into action after another boy attacked his sister. He used his slingshot to shoot the suspect in the head and chest.

The state is shaping up to be big battleground over abortion rights in November. Research shows a majority of U.S. Catholics supports abortion rights — even though church leadership does not.