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When the NHL's Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets meet in a Game 7 showdown Thursday night, a slightly illicit Nashville tradition will be on display.

It was supposed to be a straightforward training exercise. Instead, Sgt. John Skipper cut the parachute strings to three Humvees and they were demolished as they hit the ground.

Since humans came to South Georgia Island centuries ago, rats have terrorized rare native birds. But an ambitious project, using some plucky canine aides, has cleared the frigid wilderness.

The local communities say it's a way those in the politically divided state of Illinois plan to take a stand against gun-restrictions the state's Democrats are trying to pass.

Putin plays in the exhibition game every year. Last year he scored seven goals. And just like last year, Putin's team came out on top — he had former NHL players on his team.

President Trump and Sarah Palin were among figures on the right targeted by outreach from Alexander Torshin, a Russian official recently sanctioned by the U.S., according to documents obtained by NPR.

Kittie Weston-Knauer and her son Max Knauer have spun bonding time into an extreme sport. Thirty years ago, Max egged her on to try BMX racing; at 69, she's still pedaling in races all over the U.S.

After a 12-day strike beginning in February, the University of Illinois and graduate student employees settled on a new contract that includes pay...

Budget talks at the Illinois Statehouse have shown no real sign of progress. This week, Senate Democrats pressed Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration to…

David Greene talks to Richard Fontaine, ex-foreign policy adviser to Sen. John McCain, about a dramatic week in U.S. foreign policy. Fontaine is president of the Center for a New American Security.