O’FALLON — Only two female bowlers from The Southern Illinoisan’s coverage area qualified for the state finals this weekend in Rockford following Saturday’s O’Fallon Sectional. Herrin senior Sidnee ...

Washington — Another partial government shutdown is due to begin at midnight after the Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security. In a 52 to 47 vote on Thursday, ...

Despite a lack of diplomatic relations, Beijing has been remarkably successful in expanding its economic and even political influence in Guatemala. During the first week of February 2026, I visited ...

RIT and the University of Rochester will receive $2 million in federal funding to further develop the Rochester Quantum Network (RoQNET). The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is ...

British Oil and Gas giant Shell Plc. (NYSE:SHEL) needs an exploration breakthrough or a big merger after its oil reserves fell to the lowest levels since 2013, exposing the company to a production ...

Shell will pause investment in Kazakhstan as it navigates legal claims from the OPEC+ nation against oil majors that could stretch into the billions of dollars, Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said ...

QT Sense, a deep-tech biotech startup building tools to study living cells, announced it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate its Quantum Nuova platform, a technology that lets scientists ...

Shell plc on Feb. 5 reported adjusted earnings of about $3.3 billion for fourth-quarter 2025, a decrease compared with earlier quarters of 2025, and below market expectations, as weaker oil and gas ...

‘It's embarrassing honestly that we're having to deal with this. But it is the right thing to do.’ From left: University of Iowa professor Luciano De Castro, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary ...

DANVILLE — PennDOT has clarified the purpose of a traffic signal in the grass median at the intersection of Liberty Valley Road and Route 54, which is under construction. The signal is in place for ...

Maryland Democrats advanced a new set of congressional lines that would eliminate the state’s one remaining GOP-held House seat on Monday. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 99-37 to advance a new ...

The dollar gained, rounding out its biggest two-day rally since April, as precious metals extended their slump and as US manufacturing data came in unexpectedly strong. The world’s primary reserve ...