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  • Democrats Aim for the Finish Line
    A surprising election season is nearing its end. The political winds clearly favor the Democrats, with the GOP playing defense across the country.
  • A pink Cadillac outside the viewing of Aretha Franklin at the Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday.
    Pink Cadillacs Will Line Up For Aretha Franklin's Funeral
    Dozens of pink Cadillacs will be part of the tribute to Franklin, whose funeral is Friday in Detroit. The Queen of Soul's hit "Freeway of Love" motivated the motorcade.
  • President Trump meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan during a budget discussion in March.
    America's Credit Rating On The Line As Debt Ceiling Deadline Approaches
    Congressional leaders are trying hard to assure the financial markets the United States isn't about to default on its debts, but tweets by President Trump suggest the vote may not go smoothly.
  • U of I Suggests Holding The Line On In-State Tuition
    Incoming freshmen from Illinois would see no increase in base tuition at the University of Illinois next fall under a proposal announced by the school's…
  • Obama's Speech on Race Tops YouTube
    The most popular video on YouTube has no lip-synching Chinese teenagers, no babies falling over, no drunk cats: It's Barack Obama's speech on race. So far, the Obama speech has been clicked on 1.6 million times and has drawn more than 4,000 comments, ranging from "awesome" to "no, we can't" to "Barrack to the Future!!"
  • Irina Garmash, a mother of four from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, sits on an evacuation train that has stopped in the center-eastern city of Dnipro, on July 8. The train carries residents from the eastern Donbas region fleeing war during the Russian invasion.
    Riding Ukraine's last train line out of Donbas with families fleeing for their lives
    Russia is fighting to conquer the entire Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. To help civilians escape, the Ukrainian railway runs a free evacuation train out of the east. Here's what it's like.
  • A Fine Line When It Comes To SuperPACs
    Under current law, candidates' campaigns are not allowed to coordinate with superPACs, although they clearly benefit from their messages. As result, candidates have performed feats of verbal gymnastics in order to talk about them. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Peter Overby about the role of superPACs in the presidential race.
  • Rucker 5/6/24
    Today’s programming is made possible in part by WCBU Day Sponsor Mike Rucker inviting area children to participate in the annual Science Treasure Hunt. The top prize is a $500 science shopping spree. Click here for more information. Learn how you can become a WCBU Day Sponsor.
  • McDonald's tops Wall Street forecasts
    OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - McDonald's Corp. (MCD) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $1.2 billion. On a per-share basis, the Oak Brook,…
  • This Thanksgiving season, thousands of cooks across the country will reach out to food help lines. One such service, the Butterball Turkey Talk Line, has 50 experts on call from early November through Christmas.
    Confusion In The Kitchen? Thanksgiving Help Lines Are Just A Call Away
    Expert-staffed hotlines by companies including Butterball, Ocean Spray and Betty Crocker help thousands of home cooks each holiday season.
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