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Five of the estimated 13 deaths from the tornadoes that pounded Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee on Wednesday happened on Brady Street in Harrisburg, Ill. Forecasters are warning that there could be tornadoes again today in some nearby states.

The Nobel Prize-winning chemist made the link between man-made chemicals used in spray cans and the depletion of the Earth-insulating ozone later. His scientific work and advocacy for a ban on these chemicals, called CFCs, led to a public appreciation for humans' impact on the planet. He was 84.

Only 7 percent of plastic waste in the United States is recycled each year, according to the EPA. A startup company in Niagara Falls says it can increase that amount and reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil at the same time.

Lead poisoning in children can be reduced by cleaning up pregnant women's homes, according to a new study. That would be better than waiting until children are exposed to identify the problem, experts say. But the cleanups are expensive, and money is tight.

Your 100 favorite jazz songs:1 Dave Brubeck Take 5 2 Miles Davis So What 3 Ahmad Jamal Poinciana 4 Miles Davis Blue In Green 5 John Coltrane My Favorite…

Pulitzer-winning composer Anthony Davis based You Have The Right To Remain Silent, released this week as a virtual performance, on his own experience with police.

Born in Cuba in the late 1800s, danzón had couples gliding in a kind of formal square dance a century later.

New austerity measures have put health care increasingly out of reach for many Greeks. In once-prosperous Perama, a free clinic run by an aid group is filling the vacuum left by the state.

Soprano Sharleen Joynt made a huge splash on The Bachelor. The new edition of The Bachelorette, which starts Monday night, stars an aspiring tenor. But is reality TV too popular for opera?

To mark the 80th birthday of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt (Bjork and Michael Stipe are among his fans), preview an upcoming documentary and explore a few facts and myths about this singular artist.