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There have been a lot of problems in the run-up to the Rio Olympics. The torch relay was an unexpected boost for the embattled games - until something went wrong involving the game's mascot.

In a follow-up to its School Money series, the NPR Ed Team reports on three states that have, in recent weeks, made news for big challenges to their school funding systems: Texas, Arizona and Kansas.

For Iceland, with its population of about 300,000 people, just being in a round of the European Championship was a big deal. It is the smallest country in the tournament ever.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated. At least one tornado struck Pontiac, Illinois Wednesday night causing heavy damage and at least three...

Lower ComEd rates have some Sterling residents wondering if they should go off the city’s aggregation planSterling made a three-year deal with MidAmerican…

Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey suggested suing the state if a budget isn’t passed soon.Mayor Morrissey says he doesn’t want local agencies to go through…

Liberia's top cop stared Ebola in the eye and didn't blink. But when he came to the Ivy League school to study, he was sweating it.

A Baltimore court has acquitted Officer Caesar Goodson of second-degree murder in a case related to the death of Freddie Gray. Goodson drove the van that transported Gray.

The Supreme Court did not come to a decision on whether President Obama's move to shield millions of immigrants from deportation was constitutional.

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the university's "race-conscious admissions program" is constitutional.