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Top leaders in the Illinois Senate continue to negotiate on a "grand bargain" to end the state's budget standoff.They left the Capitol on an 11-day break…

It’s a common complaint: “Illinois has the worst property taxes in the United States.”That may be great for making political hay, but it isn’t entirely…

The Times appears to be the target of another hacking by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-Assad group. But the news organization has created an alternate site where its stories can be seen.

Joseph Sweet and a friend got lost in a cave in Watertown, N.Y., nearly 20 years ago. They grew so desperate for light that Sweet made little torches out of the only fuel he had, taking dollar bills from his wallet and setting them on fire. The good news: he got rescued. The bad news: he lost his wallet.

No longer a solo act, the singer-songwriter and his band The Pariah Dogs released God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise in 2010. In this archival recording, check out their old-school Americana on stage at WXPN in Philadelphia.

Hear public radio stations' favorite songs of the year — from jazz to indie rock to cutting-edge classical.

A guide to some of the most beautiful, thought-provoking and inspiring releases from the year gone by — from luminous choral singing to thunderous percussion to smart violin solos.

The New Jersey governor gets skewered by NBC's late-night comic and The Boss. Check out their "Born to Run" parody about the scandal surrounding Christie's staff.

Rare soul artists became popular in Northern England during the 1960s and 70s. A DJ at KALW in San Francisco shares music from the music scene known as Northern Soul.

Human Rights Watch says neighborhoods in the capital, Damascus, and the city of Hama were targeted by the government because they were opposition strongholds.