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Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey sits for an interview in his office at the Illinois Capitol Complex in Springfield earlier this month. McCuskey was nominated to a full five-year term in May with only one vote against his nomination.

Legislative watchdog Michael McCuskey sees job as educational opportunity

Former federal judge was nearly unanimously approved for a full five-year term in spring session

This undated handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on Wednesday, June14, 2023, shows scores of people covering practically every free stretch of deck on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece.

Dozens are dead and hundreds feared missing from migrant ship sinking off Greece

Rescue workers transferred the bodies of dead migrants to refrigerated trucks as a major search continued Thursday for possible survivors of a sea disaster in southern Greece.

GOP presidential candidates of color walk a 'tightrope' as they discuss race

The Republican presidential field is the most diverse it has ever been, raising questions about race, identity and immigration for candidates of color in an overwhelmingly white party.

In the new standalone 'Flash' movie, Barry Allen has Latin heritage

NPR's A Martinez talks to the director of The Flash, Andy Muschietti, and his sister, producer Barbara Muschietti, about the movie, and his own obsession with the character.

An ornamental palm tree stands in an empty field where there were once houses in Houston. A new study follows thousands of families across the country who sold their flood-prone homes to the government, to see where they moved.

Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, study finds

Researchers looked at thousands of homeowners who moved out of flood-prone homes. Most stayed within a 20-minute drive, and their new homes were safer from flooding.

Live Nation and Ticketmaster tell Biden they're going to show fees upfront

After President Biden called out "junk fees" in his State of the Union address, ticket vendors said they were willing to do more to disclose hidden fees. Live Nation is the latest to join.

Photos and video from WGLT's first Highway 309 LIVE concert

Jaimee Harris and emily the band brought their talents to the Normal Theater for the inaugural Highway 309 LIVE show presented by CEFCU. See photos and videos.

Aina Marzia speaking at Rep. Veronica Escobar's campaign launch event. (Courtesy of Aina Marzia)

Texas limits direct communication between students and lawmakers. Some students are pushing back

While the book bans have gotten a lot of attention, there are other restrictions on learning in Texas.

Shovels & Rope band explores relationships and family through music

Shovels & Rope's album "Manticore" features a number of songs about relationships and family.

Public art in Altoona, Penn., one of many cities hit hard by the opioid epidemic. Marianne Sinisi organized the installation after her son died of an overdose. State and local governments have received about $3 billion so far out of $50 billion total in settlements from national lawsuits.

Opioid settlement payouts are now public — and we know how much local governments got

KFF Health News obtained documents showing the exact dollar amounts — down to the cent — that local governments have been paid in 2022 and 2023 in lawsuit settlements from the opioid crisis.

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