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Diamond's life and music are the subject of a new Broadway show, A Beautiful Noise. In 2005, Diamond spoke to Terry Gross about his guilty-pleasure hits, include "Sweet Caroline" and "Cherry Cherry."

Lead seepage into the drinking water in Flint, Mich., has causing a major public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency. This is how it unfolded.

The Trump administration added a question about U.S. citizenship status that could undermine the quality of 2020 census information. Dozens of states and cities are suing to get the question removed.

Without leaving home, many people can complete the census online or over the phone. But the spread of COVID-19 is making it harder for the Census Bureau to reach historically undercounted groups.

Gunmen held members of the Israeli team hostage, eventually killing them, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The attack was the first time a global audience had witnessed terrorism as it happened.

Chicago ranks eighth in the top 10 U.S. cities with the most traffic.That’s according to an annual index by Massachusetts-based GPS maker TomTom. Los…

Christine Sneed is a novelist, poet and short-story writer.Her first book -- the story collection Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry -- won…

The cost of gas is influenced most by the global crude oil supply and demand.

A newsroom is a fascinating environment with hourly deadlines and reporters always ready to take their microphones out into the community when breaking…

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn disputes a fellow top Democrat's statements that the state's $100 billion pension shortfall is not a crisis. Senate President…