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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned of an impending budget crisis if member states don't pay their 2019 dues quickly. Guterres is seen here last month in New York City.

U.N. Warns Of Budget Crisis If Nations Don't Pay $1.3 Billion In Dues They Owe

"This month, we will reach the deepest deficit of the decade," the Secretary-General warned. If countries don't pay soon, the U.N. will struggle to pay staff and hold meetings, and will limit travel.

The Local Take Talks PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools with Glenda Gill

Saturday morning at 8am on WCLK's The Local Take, I spoke with Glenda Gill, founder of Save a Girl, Save a World about their program to promote…

Dorian is expected to be at or near hurricane strength when it passes by Puerto Rico. It is likely to bring rain to the Bahamas and Florida over the weekend.

Tropical Storm Dorian Puts Puerto Rico On Hurricane Watch; Florida Also In Path

The longer-range forecast calls for Dorian to reach Florida over the weekend.

Amid Backdrop Of Hong Kong Protests, China Conducts 'Routine' Changing Of The Guard

In reporting on the annual rotation of People's Liberation Army forces in Hong Kong, Xinhua said they "are determined to resolutely protect national sovereignty, security and development interests."

U.S. Abortion Rate Continues Long-Term Decline In Most States

The rate fell again in the most recent Guttmacher Institute survey, continuing a decline since 1980.

A pile of newly minted $1 coins honoring former President Thomas Jefferson are unveiled by the U.S. Mint in Washington, D.C., in 2007. In a turnaround, congressional analysts are no longer recommending a phaseout of paper dollars in favor of a dollar coin.

Government Watchdog Flips On Dollar Coin

In a turnaround, congressional analysts are no longer recommending a phaseout of paper dollars in favor of a dollar coin. Paper money is lasting longer because of cashless transactions.

Rod Williams, a Purdue University associate professor, holds a hellbender that he and a team of students collected in southern Indiana's Blue River in 2014. The Eastern hellbender salamander is set to be Pennsylvania's official state amphibian.

Snot Otter Emerges Victorious In Vote For Pennsylvania's Official Amphibian

The Eastern hellbender salamander may not be a looker. But its sensitivity to pollution and changing water conditions makes the creature a useful indicator for water quality in rivers and streams.

The Washington state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would remove the personal belief exemption from the required vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Here, people protest the related house bill outside Washington's Legislative Building in Olympia in February.

Washington State Senate Passes Bill Removing Exemption For Measles Vaccine

The bill removes the personal belief exemption from required childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Seventeen states allow exemptions based on philosophical objections.

Pennsylvania Makes A Case For Dairy With A Huge Butter Sculpture

The annual unveiling on Thursday doubled as an opportunity for state officials to plug milk and other products of the struggling dairy industry.

Nate Poort works on braizing loops together for transformers at RoMan Manufacturing in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Dec. 12, 2018.

U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month

The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up.

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