SPRINGFIELD -- A pilot project to provide early screening and intervention for children with risk factors for dyslexia apparently is another victim of the state's gloomy fiscal condition. read more

URBANA — Three University of Illinois professors have been awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships in recognition of their potentially ground-breaking research in physics, math and bioengineering. read more

CHICAGO — Not only were there some sighs of relief, but faculty leaders applauded University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chair Chris Kennedy and UI President Michael Hogan on Tuesday afternoon after reviewing a revised report on how the university could better recruit and enroll talented and diverse students to its three campuses. read more

CHAMPAIGN — Christie Clinic says it will sell its pharmacy operations at its main downtown Champaign clinic on University Avenue and Windsor Road branch facility to Walgreens Co. Walgreens will lease the spaces, keeping both pharmacies open. The transfer of business is expected to be completed by the end of March, clinic officials said.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters in Argentina's worst train accident in decades. read more

Eastern Illinois University has reached a $50 million fundraising goal more than two years ahead of schedule. read more

URBANA — About 400 professors, including the heads of several academic units, have signed an online petition expressing "serious doubts" about President Michael Hogan's leadership style based on recent emails from his office regarding Chancellor Phyllis Wise. read more

Ted Turner: Congress is trying to do an end run to OK the Keystone oil pipeline, which could mean disastrous toxic spills and poisoned water.

Violence left five people dead today as protests over Quran burning by coalition troops intensified in Afghanistan. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul went into lockdown.

Four more bodies were found aboard the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, Italian civil protection officials said Wednesday, more than a month after the cruise liner struck rocks off the coast of Italy.

Two days of talks in Iran went nowhere and the frustration of the global nuclear watchdog agency was palpable in the terse statement it issued afterward.

Singing sensation Adele continued rolling in the prizes at the Brit Awards in London, but she made headlines Wednesday for something else: she gave the middle finger when she was cut off during the live broadcast.

The GOP presidential debate Wednesday is the last time the candidates will share a stage before primaries in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday.

Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher gathered everyone together in the Lakers' locker room Monday night and tried to set the tone for the second half of the season.

Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and added 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

Following Monday's game between the teams at the Garden, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin told New Jersey Nets power forward Kris Humphries that he doesn't understand why Knicks fans boo Humphries.

Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback in a GQ article.

Tom Martinez, the longtime coach and mentor of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, died Tuesday on his 66th birthday.

Maryland coach Randy Edsall has changed his mind and decided to grant former quarterback Danny O'Brien a full release from the program with no transfer restrictions, according to a news statement the school issued Wednesday.

Ben Roethlisberger has met with new Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, citing multiple team sources.

The first study to measure the head impacts among youth football players has found that some hits absorbed by second graders are as forceful as those in the college game.