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The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being targeted, including Georgetown, Rice, Vanderbilt, and New York University. -
The head of the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to allow Elon Musk's DOGE team to help find "further efficiencies" at the mail agency. But the agreement limits DOGE's access to USPS employee records. -
The arrival of the new crew will pave the way for the return of two astronauts who have been "stuck" on the station since June of last year. -
Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.
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FlixBus is a provider of long-distance bus transportation in North America, the new express route they're providing will connect the Midwest and the South. -
The bills have attracted bipartisan support. -
In a recent interview, Representative Paul Jacobs summarized what has happened at the Springfield capitol in the past week. -
This week is the 4th annual Illinois Soil Health Week. The week is meant to promote healthy soil practices and advocate for protection of soil and water quality.The composting facility for the sustainable farms at SIU won an award for their work. -
The threat of tariffs and federal spending cuts is shaking governments, businesses and the economy. -
SIU Carbondale will open the campus to sky observers during the scheduled total lunar eclipse next week. -
Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, and WSIU with partner the Carbondale Public Library will host a screening of “Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s,” featuring a community discussion and free dinner. The event will be held Tuesday, May 20 at the Carbondale Public Library. -
"The Censored” is on view at Artspace 304 through March 27th. This exhibition showcases artwork from Artspace 304's Print Collection exemplifying themes of artists’ censorship in coordination with books from the American Library Associations’ list of 100 Banned Books from 2010-2019. -
Experts believe the availability of life saving drugs may be responsible for the fall in overdose deaths -
Pete Peterson once again remembers the time Jones became a cover boy when SIU Press reprinted a critically-acclaimed baseball book. -
Opponents say bill is a slippery slope to more regulation -
Limits already are in place in some Illinois school districts
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In an internal VA memo seen by NPR, the VA says it's rescinding a directive that contains detailed guidance on the kind of care transgender veterans can receive at VA facilities. -
Tesla has joined the ranks of U.S. companies concerned that Trump's aggressive tariff policies may negatively affect global sales. -
The rare speech at the Justice Department comes as the Trump administration has spent the last several weeks trying to reconfigure the agency, including demoting attorneys who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and firing officials who investigated the president himself. -
NWSL's Jessica Berman says the league is adopting a tool to monitor and protect players from online abuse. The NWSL was scrutinized for not doing more to protect player Barbra Banda from harassment. -
Ukraine's president said he hopes the U.S. applies "maximum additional sanctions" on Russia if it refuses to accept a 30-day ceasefire, describing the Russian leader's "bravado" as a stalling tactic. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., has tried to walk a fine political line in dealing with the Trump administration -- choosing her battles, with immigration possibly emerging as the big one to come.
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Team officials are accused of altering athletes' suits to enhance their aerodynamics. The suspension by International Ski and Snowboard Federation (IFS) follows last week's FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. -
The Senate voted 54 to 46 to approve a spending bill to fund the government through the end of September. -
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the way the world responds to infectious disease. -
Symphony orchestra audiences aren't known for their rowdiness, but the vice president and second lady Usha Vance were loudly booed by the crowd as they entered the Concert Hall on Thursday night. -
The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim. -
The former Philippine president, accused of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs," spoke via video link in his initial appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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