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Is A Blue Wave Coming With The 2018 Midterms?

Democrats have shown many signs of strength leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, but given confusion over polling in 2016, it can be hard to tell how real the chances of a big Democratic win in November are.

Researchers have found socioeconomic integration does improve academic achievement, including the likelihood of going to college. The advanced study skills and goals of students with highly educated families rub off on their peers.

Champaign Unit 4 parents asked: does desegregation help close achievement gaps? Here’s what five education researchers say

Illinois Newsroom's Emily Hays takes a closer look

Hate cooking? 3 mindsets to make it less of a chore

Even if you dislike cooking, you still have to eat every day. Here's how to gain more confidence in the kitchen and think outside the box when it comes to meal prep.

Senate to move ahead with spending deal but shutdown appears inevitable

Senate Democrats say they have a deal on the table to separate DHS funding from a package of five other appropriations bills. Once those bills are passed, they will have to once again be approved by the House.

The Food and Drug Administration approves more than 99 percent of applications for compassionate use of experimental medicines. But supporters of a right-to-try law want a more direct approach.

House Passes 'Right-To-Try' Bill For Experimental Drugs

Some patient groups, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the American Lung Association opposed the bill because they said it could do more harm than good.

Fred Leighty, warehouse manager at Oklahoma's Strategic National Stockpile warehouse, in Oklahoma City earlier this month. The Government Accountability Office will be tracking management and distribution of the nation's stockpile as well as testing for coronavirus.

Congressional Watchdog To Review Federal Coronavirus Response

The $2 trillion response legislation Congress approved late last month calls for the Government Accountability Office to monitor the spending and the overall federal response to the pandemic.

President Donald Trump, left, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, right, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, center, announced at a news conference on Sunday that the FDA issued emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a COVID-19 treatment.

FDA Authorizes Convalescent Plasma As Emergency Treatment For COVID-19

President Trump announced on Sunday that the FDA granted emergency use authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with plasma from people who have recovered from the virus, based on "promising" results.

Protesters carry a portrait of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye during a rally against Park in central Seoul on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of protestors marched in Seoul for the sixth straight week on December 3, to demand the ouster and arrest of scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye ahead of an impeachment vote in parliament.

South Korea To Vote On Impeachment Of Scandal-Stricken President

A corruption scandal has destroyed public support for President Park Geun-hye; her approval rating has fallen to 4 percent. Now the legislature prepares for a vote on her impeachment.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a lower court decision that would make mifepristone less accessible.

Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case

The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of mifepristone, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed.

Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.

British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault and human trafficking

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