Today is Saturday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2025. There are 144 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped a nuclear device over Nagasaki; the bombing and subsequent radiation poisoning killed ...

I live in New York City. "Proud Democratic Socialist" Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor. I'm not happy about it. But I am outnumbered. Mamdani is popular. He won more primary votes than any other candidate in the city's history. Minneapolis may also elect a socialist ...

Today is Friday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2025. There are 145 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2023, a series of wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and killing more than 100 people. Also on this date: In 1814, during ...

The intent of this article is to spur memories of living in small towns and communities in Michigan and northern Wisconsin. The lonesome wail of the passing train ignited my memories of days past. For many of us in upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin, life revolved around the web of ...

Let's take a tour of the 13th congressional district in Illinois. It starts in East St. Louis and then moves steadily north. By the time it gets to Springfield, home of Abraham Lincoln, about 90 miles away, it takes a sharp turn to the east, reaching Decatur and finally Champaign, itself ...