I can almost hear the Scorpions' lead singer, Klaus Meine, and guitarist Rudolf Schenker sitting down to write the first few songs for their newest album: Meine: Rudy, we've got to grab our fans with another "be all you can be" song on this record. Schenker:...

SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP)—Lee Weyer, a National League umpire who worked two of baseball's most historic games, died of a heart attack after playing basketball with fellow umpire Ed Montague's children, authorities said Tuesday. Hugh Swaney, an investigator...

Drug trafficking is prevalent in DeKalb County and efforts to combat cocaine dealing have intensified because of an increase in problems in the community, according to DeKalb Police. Calls to social service and law enforcement agencies prompted police...

CHICAGO (AP) - One of two doctors under scrutiny for treating pregnant women with an anti-convulsion drug fled a $26 million lawsuit Tuesday, charging Cook County Hospital's medical director slandered him by saying the practice violated ethical principles....

President Reagan promoted George Bush as his White House successor, suggesting voters would choose the vice president over "out-and-out liberal" Dukakis if they did "a little comparison shopping." Bush himself was at the White Houe, out of the public...

Ah, the plight of the smash debut album. Many fresh, new groups have dazzled the world with a brilliant first album, only to disappoint newfound fans later with a mediocre second. While the Smithereens' Green Thoughts doesn't quite fall on its face musically,...

The Board of Regents has given NIU the go-ahead to pursue renovation of the Sycamore Arts Annex, used by the NIU art department, 2111R Sycamore Road, and has cleared the way for NIU to either purchase the property or continue leasing it. At their June...

NIU officials are not sure what will happen to salary hikes for faculty and staff if a proposed tax increase is not passed. Kenneth Beasley, assistant to NIU President John LaTourette, said pay increases are tentatively linked to a tax increase. In the...

Police arrested 25 people and seized $70,000 worth of drugs and $11,000 in cash during an investigation resulting in what police call "the largest drug bust in DeKalb County." Drugs confiscated during the nine-month investigation included cannabis, psilocybin...

A five-month search by the Board of Regents ended with the appointment of Thomas Wallace as the new president of Illinois State University. Wallace, chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne, said it was "indeed an honor to be selected."...

Fall 1988 enrollment for freshmen and transfer students will be down from last year's enrollment by approximately 500 students. According to Nick Noe, NIU director of institutional research, enrollment will drop from last fall's 5,582 students to anywhere...

Michael Bakalis, chairman of the "Dukakis for President" campaign in Illinois, will address the DeKalb community at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 at Inn of DeKalb (formerly Holiday Inn). The purpose of the meeting is to establish and coordinate concerned...