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In some ways, COVID shrank the distance between musicians and listeners. But then, it also threw nearly everything about the industry into disarray, and for many, things have never been the same. -
It doesn't matter how full you are, you can always fit in a bite or two or three of pie and ice cream. Scientists say it has to due with special neurons in our brain that just can't get enough sugar. -
We head up into the skies over Los Angeles in honor of the Goodyear Blimp's 100th. Come join us ... there's room for eight. -
Lewis Hamilton has a new team, a new outlook and a new hope. Led by the sport's most successful driver, Formula 1's closest season in recent history starts on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix.
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The Better Business Bureau has tips on funding a trusted lawn care or landscaping service. -
Groups warn cuts will drastically reduce capacity to represent tenants, homebuyers -
Illinois is among about a dozen states that have little or no homeschooling oversight. Some advocates want to do something about that. -
State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican, is among the latest of Illinois lawmakers to propose legislation that would regulate the use and sales of an herbal substance called kratom. -
Trump's support among Republicans remains strong. -
Improvements eliminate ‘historic wait times’ -
James E. Shadid, a federal judge and native Peorian, has been named Bradley University’s 13th president. -
Williamson Co Pre-K recently held a Health and Wellness Community Day workshop for their students and families in Pre-K. WSIU attended and provided information and resources regarding WSIU & PBS KIDS. -
The deadliest tornado in U.S. history killed nearly 700 people across parts of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and southern Indiana. -
AG Raoul joins multistate lawsuit to prevent agency from being dismantled -
Bills dealing with AI in online therapy, health insurance advance in House committees -
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's kicking out the Ambassador from South Africa -accusing him of hating America and hating Donald Trump. -
Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks. -
Two back-to-back Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least nine people on Saturday, according to Gaza civil defense. Witnesses say several of those killed were aid workers and journalists. -
Here are the winning entries in this year's Global Ability Photography Challenge. -
No Other Land has no U.S. distributor, so the filmmakers have had to make one-on-one deals with cinemas. Art house theaters such as O Cinema have been screening the film independently. -
There's an app for that! NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the news that the classic board game Monopoly will soon come with a banking app — no more paper money, math, or banking duties required. -
Most housing discrimination claims are handled by local nonprofits around the country. They say the Trump administration has hobbled them, and are challenging the cuts as unlawful. -
In Season 8, two of the women who dumped their respective fiancés at the altar cited the men's inability to engage meaningfully with political issues that were important to their partners. -
The most fatalities were in Missouri. Forecasters warned that tornadoes, hail and violent winds continue to threaten states in the Deep South, from Louisiana to Georgia. -
Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized. -
Thursday's deadline for federal agencies to submit plans for large-scale layoffs kicks off a new phase in the dramatic restructuring of how the government operates. Here's what that looks like. -
Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.
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