Sam Shirley lived outside for more than 45 years. He fiercely protected those in need around him and believes that God still ...

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For those who love winter, Chicago’s snowfalls have been disappointing in recent years. The fluffy white stuff showed up late in the season and barely enough of it fell to give sledders and ...

For nearly 65 years, Arlington County Board members rang in the new year with a Jan. 1 organization meeting. Often drawing ...

The Mapes was born a grand old lady. Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the building's art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as Nevada's tallest building in 1947, and ...

Today in History for Dec. 31: In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted the British East India Co. a monopoly on all trade to the East Indies. In 1687, the first shipload of emigrating Huguenots (French ...

In 1969, Bob Gore discovered that expanded polytetrafluoroethylene when rapidly stretched under special conditions, created a ...

Indian and American climbers were prepared with their cargo, an antenna, cables and a 13 kg generator called the SNAP-19C.

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The National Weather Service says a blizzard is coming to northern Iowa. What exactly is a blizzard? Here's what to know.

A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest ...