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A white man called Michael Derrick Hudson used the name Yi-Fen Chou as a strategy to get published. Ken Chen of the Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York says the writer wanted to be "special."

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Ewa Moncure, spokeswoman for the European Union border agency, Frontex, about the lucrative market in fake Syrian passports used by asylum seekers entering Europe.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Bruce Conforth, professor of American culture at the University of Michigan, about words that have entered colloquial language after originating as book characters.

The judge says he'll rule later on whether former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager should be released from jail before his trial. He's been in jail since shooting to death Walter Scott.

Illinois State Senator Darin LaHood was elected the next Congressman for the 18th District.The Peoria Republican beat Democrat Rob Mellon of Quincy by…

The investigation into the death of Fox Lake Lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz continues. Lake County Major Crime Task Force investigators await test results of…

An Iraqi family returns home and tells the story of risking a trip to Greece on a boat that sank, drowning two of their children. But images of people making the trip safely encourage others to try.

The University of Illinois will perform background checks on every new hire, beginning in October.The school's board of trustees voted to approve the…

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says Illinois has a big role to play in the fight for global food security.Secretary Tom Vilsack told University of…

To mark the 80th birthday of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt (Bjork and Michael Stipe are among his fans), preview an upcoming documentary and explore a few facts and myths about this singular artist.