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A new law will require schools to install carbon monoxide detectors.The law comes after an incident last year, where about 150 students and staff members…

Gas prices in Illinois are, on average, 15 cents cheaper than last week.A gallon of regular gas in the Rockford area costs $2.51. That’s about 15 cents…

"This will give about 300,000 working Americans access to paid sick leave for the first time," President Obama said after signing an executive order.

The star of the FX series Louie talks about the pain of his first-ever open mic experience and the "massive gift" of taking care of others before himself. Originally broadcast April 28, 2015.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews the speaker of Iran's parliament on the nuclear deal, which is under review by lawmakers in the U.S. and Iran.

New research finds impressive academic gains from the city's vaunted preschool program now that its first graduates are beginning high school.

Using divers to monitor whether life is returning to the 100 or so marine protected areas is pricey. Now, advances in DNA sequencing mean scientists just need a seawater sample to do a marine census.

For decades, two rival West Bank shops have been selling a type of ice cream that stretches like melted mozzarella on a pizza. The secret to the frozen treat is part science, part presentation.

China issued a warning about mooncakes — round pastries traditionally exchanged during an Autumn festival. Media have been directed to avoid ads which use "extravagant wording" to sell pastries.

The Catholic Church still doesn't recognize divorce, but the changes promise to make it easier to annul marriages deemed invalid by a church court by using a "more agile" process.