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China is one of the countries where childhood mortality is dropping. Above, students practice martial arts.

Why You Shouldn't Be Totally Depressed By A Report On Child Mortality

Statistics on health problems and death are sobering. But an author of the report finds reasons to be hopeful as well.

Before it moved to the Museum of Fine Arts, Frida Kahlo's <em>Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia)</em> belonged to the family of American industrialist Jackson Cole Phillips, who purchased it from Kahlo in 1929.

Boston Museum Acquires First Painting Frida Kahlo Ever Sold

Kahlo painted Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia) in 1928 and sold it in 1929. Conservators at the Museum of Fine Arts say the maids in the portrait may have cared for Kahlo after a violent car crash.

The Local Take: Interfaith Children's Movement Day at the Capitol

On the Saturday, January 30 edition of The Local Take we speak with Bettianne Hart, board chair, Interfaith Children's Movement (ICM). Hear our…

Five-month-old Ronan Amador rides in a carrier with his mother, Elizabeth Mahoney, during a Planned Parenthood rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol on March 7, 2013, in Austin.

Texans Try To Repair Damage Wreaked Upon Family Planning Clinics

When Texas passed laws designed to shut down Planned Parenthood clinics, it slashed the state's family planning budget. Of the 82 clinics that closed, only a third were Planned Parenthood.

Consumers have been benefiting from lower gas prices. Here, prices dip below $2 per gallon at an Exxon station in Woodbridge, Va., on Jan. 5.

Why Cheap Gas Might Not Be Good For The U.S. Economy

A drop in global oil prices saved U.S. drivers $100 billion last year. Good news, right? Not so, say some economists. The energy industry is now so big that cheap oil may actually hurt the economy.

A Shiite militia fighter stands in front of a damaged building in Tikrit, Iraq, in April, just days after Islamic State fighters were driven out. Many of the city's Sunni residents have now returned, but the armed Shiite groups remain. For now, the Sunnis and Shiites are mostly getting along.

The Fragile Peace Of An Iraqi City Once Run By ISIS

ISIS has been driven out of Tikrit and most residents have returned. But armed Shiite groups are becoming entrenched in the Sunni city, an arrangement that's led to trouble elsewhere in Iraq.

Jazz 91.9 WCLK Observes Black History Month

Jazz 91.9 WCLK observes Black History Month throughout February with daily vignettes and long form programs, weekly. The programming will feature…

Migrant workers harvest strawberries at a farm near Oxnard, Calif. Ventura County is one of two counties where labor organizers hope to get a Bill of Rights passed to protect farm workers from abuse and wage theft.

Activists Demand A Bill Of Rights For California Farm Workers

Labor organizers are urging boards of two of the biggest farming counties in the state to adopt a Farm Worker Bill of Rights to protect them from wage theft, abuse and health and safety threats.

Prosecutors wanted Couch to be held in an adult jail ahead of his Feb. 19 hearing that will determine whether the case is transferred to the adult system.

'Affluenza Teen' To Remain In Juvenile Detention For Now

The decision by a judge in Texas was a blow to prosecutors. They wanted Ethan Couch, who was deported Thursday from Mexico, to be held in an adult jail while he awaits a hearing next month.

Paul Kantner (left) and Slick Aguilar perform with Jefferson Starship in August 2009 in Bethel, N.Y.

Paul Kantner, Co-Founder Of Jefferson Airplane And Jefferson Starship, Dies

The guitarist and singer channeled his passion for politics and science fiction to become a prolific songwriter. Kantner helped define the San Francisco sound in the 1960s.

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