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Shirley Malcom, head of Education and Human Resources at AAAS, talks during a discussion on the implications from the Minority Male STEM Initiative at the Symposium on Supporting Underrepresented Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 at NASA headquarters in Washington. (Paul E. Alers/NASA via Creative Commons)

Improving STEM Education In America, And Making It More Diverse

The U.S. continues to lag other countries in STEM education, and new hires in science and tech overwhelmingly tend to be white and Asian men.

Northern Illinois Counties Part Of State-Wide Public Health Emergency Test

Counties across northern Illinois are part of a state-wide test this week for distributing medical supplies in case of a public health emergency.The mass…

Timber Lake Playhouse Offering Paid Apprenticeships

A professional theater company in northern Illinois’ Carroll County is seeking high schoolers interested in a career in the theater for a paid…

The Days May Be Numbered For Corinthian Colleges' Accreditor

The U.S. Department of Education has recommended that one of the country's largest college accreditors, ACICS, lose its power to accredit schools.

Grand Jury Considers Whether To Charge Orlando Gunman's Wife

Police in Orlando have released new details on Sunday's deadly shootings at a nightclub. Forty nine people died and more than 50 others were injured.

Senate Gun Control Speeches Recall An Old-School Filibuster

The word came from the Spanish filibustero in the 1800s and had a root in the Dutch word vribuiter or "freebooter." The original reference was to a mercenary who traveled around fomenting rebellion.

Canoes, water, mosquitoes — what would summer camp be without them? This year, bug spray will also be in the mix.

Summer Camps Say They're Not Sweating Over Zika Risk

Mosquitoes are part of the summer camp experience, and camp directors say they'd be hard pressed to deploy CDC guidelines for avoiding Zika virus. But it may not be an issue this summer.

Delegates at prayer during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in St. Louis.

Southern Baptists Split With Donald Trump On Refugee Resettlement

At the annual meeting of Southern Baptist churches, delegates affirmed a Christian duty to welcome refugees and called for an end to the display of the Confederate battle flag.

What A 'Goodnight Moon' Spinoff Tells Us About Copyright Law

Our reporter wanted to write a prequel to Goodnight Moon. He ended up on the phone with lawyers.

the group in Springfield at the Memorial for Orlando

Springfield's Memorial For Orlando Draws Hundreds

About 300 people stood on Lawrence Avenue outside of Springfield's LGBTQ community resource facility, The Phoenix Center.

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