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Last month, a bridge between Illinois and Iowa had to be closed because it was knee-deep in mayflies. Yes, knee-deep. Now some Wisconsin researchers are…

After a six-year delay, Medicare proposes to reimburse doctors who hold end-of-life discussions with Medicare patients. The federal program is now soliciting public comments on the idea.

The second blast happened when an explosive was thrown from a bridge. It did not injure anyone. An explosion on Monday left at least 20 dead and 140 injured.

Illinois’s prison watchdog, the John Howard Association, says the new leader of state prisons needs to increase transparency.But prison reformers who…

A recent analysis found that both the budget proposal from Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and the one approved by Democratic lawmakers would leave the state…

After Seattle police officer Anthony Reynolds pulled over a car, the driver shouted his wife was in labor. There was no time for an ambulance. The officer assisted in the delivery of a baby girl.

A new study finds that one in four of the sex workers in Tijuana and Juarez started as minors. A safe house is helping some of them find a new life.

It's that time again: A new crop of young people is entering colleges and universities around the world.And, just as it has every summer since 1998,…

Officials said there were "credible reports" that one team intentionally lost a game to prevent another team from advancing. To settle the matter, those teams faced each other in a playoff.

As it happens every few years, the U.S. tradition of jus soli is back in the spotlight. Some Republican presidential candidates want to end the practice, which would take a constitutional amendment.