Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a decade.
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The suspect, 21-year-old Ambrose Godsey of Carbondale, was found to be wanted on a Jackson County arrest warrant stemming from an incident in April.
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Researchers say if state officials don’t curb utility spending, “Illinois is on course to maintain its entire gas system indefinitely.”
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As legislative session nears its end, policy platform part of ongoing clean energy debate
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Residents, particularly those who live in inland communities, can have a greater flood risk the closer they are to a river or stream.
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Chancellor Lane says the takeover tour helped overcome some of the financial aid delays for prospective students.
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Hunter Lincoln's vehicle left the road, collided with a ditch and overturned.
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Petersen Health Care's properties could be sold off by end of July under company's proposed timelinePetersen Health Care is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a sale timeline that would see its nursing homes divested to new ownership by the end of July.
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Both lanes of US-51 are closed just north of DeSoto.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the St Louis District continues to pay attention to water levels as precipitation increases in the Bi-State area.
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A jury found Samuel Lewis guilty in the murder of Lafayette Woods.
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Pulitzer Prizes honor American achievements in journalism, letters and drama, and music. They are widely recognized as the most prestigious awards in their field within the United States.
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Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness. Her book is The Light Eaters.
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The last show of the pop icon's "Celebration" retrospective tour brought over a million and a half fans to Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.
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Hamas said it accepted a proposal for a cease-fire. Israel responded that the deal didn't meet its requirements and announced it was pushing ahead with an assault in Rafah.
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Madlib's music feels like a magic trick. On this edition of 8 Tracks, we bow down to Madlib's mastery, plus check out new music by Charly Bliss, Fana Hues and reminisce on an old Ted Leo record.
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Columbia cancels its main ceremony, while Emory's events will now take place in the suburbs outside its Atlanta campus. The moves come after weeks of protests against the war in Gaza.
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The former president received a second fine for violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking about witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families. Trump is trying to appeal the gag order.