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The world of central banking is largely a man's world. But Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's new leader, has been undeterred by such barriers since she was in high school in Brooklyn. Now global financial markets will be watching her every move.

Johnathan Lee Iverson, the first African-American ringmaster of "The Greatest Show on Earth," helms the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for its last performance this Sunday.

Israeli and Hamas negotiators are meeting in Qatar to discuss a potential ceasefire in the 10-month old Gaza war. Hamas says it doesn’t have all the hostages and some were seized by families.

Former President Donald Trump says he has been notified he is a target of the federal grand jury probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Democratic candidates debate tonight, with the top contenders all on one stage. Issues from healthcare and foreign policy, to who is best positioned to beat President Trump, divide the field.

At two top-tier high schools in Palo Alto, Calif., the suicide rate is four times higher than the national average over the last 10 years. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hanna Rosin, who's reported for The Atlantic, on what might be behind the trend and how the schools are responding.

Collins has written a book called How to Drive so that you, too, can come to a screeching stop right at the edge of a cliff. (Or so we hope.)

Springfield Park District receives state grant for Gietl Park, Illinois lawmakers trying to do more to hold rideshare companies to the same legal standard of care as other traditional modes of transportation, a suspicious item near Sangamon Towers causes an evacuation, Sacred Heart Academy's Sienna Hall to be knocked down and more top stories.

SNAP benefits to return to pre-pandemic levels, air service from Springfield to Dallas will end in June, the number of children treated for gunshot wounds at St. Louis Children's Hospital increases 50 percent in first two years of pandemic and more top stories.

Arrest made in Peoria Planned Parenthood arson, Peoria Planned Parenthood suffered more than a million dollars in damages, UCLA law professor says a U.S. Supreme Court decision last summer may guide assault weapons lawsuits and more top stories