The Daily Populous

As women rallied at the Illinois Capitol Tuesday, the House passed a measure that would allow abortion to be covered by Medicaid and state-employee health insurance.

If it also passes the Senate, it would be the first abortion legislation sent to the governor’s desk in 17 years.

In Illinois, abortion laws have changed very little in the last 40 years. »

Jonathan Demme, the filmmaker whose career ranged from the David Byrne documentary “Stop Making Sense” to the Oscar-winning “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” died this morning in New York.

READ MORE: Watch: Jonathan Demme and the Close-Up Shot: A Video Essay.

The cause was esophageal cancer and complications from heart disease, according to a source close to the family. »

The image was taken by Nasa's HiRISE camera, which is mounted on its Mars Reconaissance Orbiter Nasa.

5/30 Yellowstone from space NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shared this image of Yellowstone via his twitter account Nasa.

6/30 Black Hole Friday Nasa celebrated Black Friday by looking into space instead — sharing pictures of black holes Nasa. »

The Living Disappeared During Argentina’s military dictatorship, some 500 babies were born in secret torture centers or kidnapped.

A group of grandmothers spent the next four decades searching for them, becoming activists, then icons.

Some of the detainees heard the cries from the floor below and asked the guards what would happen to it. »