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The flooding north of Chicago has affected some 6,800 buildings and is "unprecedented," Illinois officials said. It's expected to worsen this weekend.

The unseeded Latvian shocked Simona Halep on Saturday, winning her first major in dramatic fashion. Ostapenko overcame dozens of unforced errors on the strength of a number of stunning shots.

More than 1.6 million American children were homeless at some point in 2010, the nonprofit National Center on Family Homelessness reports today.

By BJ Austin, KERA News & Wire Serviceshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-980117.mp3Dallas, TX – High School football…

Last night at a campaign fundraiser in Harlem's Apollo Theater, he briefly broke into song with a bit of Let's Stay Together. Obama joins a long line of presidents with some musical talent.

By Maxine Shapiro, KERA 90.1 business commentatorDallas, TX – Even if you're not a Fed watcher, you are probably aware deflation has returned as the worry…

By Maxine Shapiro, KERA 90.1 business commentatorDallas, TX – Well, yippee-aye-o-kye-ay. The number of unemployed in Texas keeps dwindling away. And we…

The economy performed better than expected in the July-September period, after making a 4.6 percent jump in the second quarter of the year.

Janet Yellen would be the first woman to head the central bank. On Friday, the Senate voted to head off any potential filibuster of her nomination. A confirmation vote is scheduled for Jan. 6.

New polling shows that both parties are taking a hit over the shutdown, but Republicans are bearing the brunt of the blame from the American public.