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Police in Charleston, S.C. says they have captured a man they suspect of opening fire and killing nine people during a prayer meeting at Emanuel AME Church, one of the city's oldest historically black churches.
Gov. Bruce Rauner is bypassing traditional, behind-the-scenes methods of persuasion on the state budget stalemate. He's begun a statewide TV advertising blitz that blames Democrats. Amanda Vinicky sat down with Senate President John Cullerton to talk about the ad, and how it may change the dynamic.
While state leaders haggle over next year's budget, Illinois' $111 billion unfunded pension liabilty remains the elephant in the room. Don Boyd is a senior fellow at the Rockefeller Institute in Albany, New York, and studies state finance with a focus on pensions. Boyd spoke with Morning Edition Host Brian Moline about the causes of the shortfall and some possible solutions.
According to researchers the African elephant is actually two different species of elephant - a development with big implications for conservation. We talk with Alfred Roca, a researcher at the University of Illinois who specializes in genetics and wildlife conservation, about the differences in the elephant and what that means for its survival.
Twenty-one people died from train-related incidents in Illinois last year. That's the second most train-related deaths of any state. The effect on victims and their families is fairly obvious. But what happens to the railroad employees when that kind of trauma occurs, and how do they cope?
