Jen Pawol will make history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. Here's a look at other female ...

The bandleader and pianist was one of the leading Latin musicians of his generation. He won multiple Grammys and was recognized as an NEA Jazz Master.

Hundreds of United Airlines flights were disrupted on Wednesday evening as the carrier grappled with a major computer system ...

Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening that he is considering taking over the D.C. police force and sending in the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has told NPR if Texas and other Republican majority states redraw new congressional districts ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Robert Cantu, medical director and director of clinical research at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital, about the NFL banning teams from providing ...

State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow.

The head of Tri States Public Radio said she wants to make it clear: the station is not going away. “We’re not closing our ...

Efforts continue to clean up a couple eyesores in Macomb. One is the site of the former Haeger Pottery plant on West Calhoun ...

We speak with James Larkin, the head of a project in South Africa that's experimenting with using radiation to prevent rhino poaching. They sedate the animals and inject radiation into their horns.

The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it would take certain surplus pets to be "gently euthanized" and fed to its captive predators ...

Most of us have heard you need 10,000 steps a day to stave off health problems, but new research is finding that number is not necessary -- though more is always better.