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For the first time in decades, America's obesity rate remained flat this past year, according to the United Health Foundation. Tell Me More host Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Reed Tuckson about the report. Marquette University Professor Andrew Williams, who is developing a robot to help children exercise and make better nutritional choices, also joins the conversation.

NPR film critic Bob Mondello gets blinded by science this week at the movies, what with The Theory of Everything, Interstellar, Big Hero 6 and some really cool black holes.

Lee County Board Chairman Don Hunold is not seeking re-election this fall in District Three. Two men are vying to replace him, including Democrat Rich…

The human toll of the weekend disaster is overwhelming, but the temblor also damaged some of Kathmandu's historic structures.

Amazon has chosen the Quad Cities to build a new fulfillment center. On Wednesday local leaders announced it'll be located in north Davenport, along Interstate 80, in the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center.

Flooding is beginning to feel like an annual event in some areas along the Illinois River. The governor and head of the Illinois Emergency Management…

Rick Bright, a top scientist working on a vaccine, says he was reassigned for not focusing on treatments favored by President Trump, even though they lacked "scientific merit."

The Broadway League has announced an extension of closures related to COVID-19 to May.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

At the moment, only 14 percent of the board members at Europe's biggest companies are women.