Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records ...

Nations are, as the Anglo-Irish historian Benedict Anderson put it, “imagined communities”; they only exist because we collectively believe they do. Every nation is defined and shaped by the stories ...

There’s no chance for Congress to resolve the shutdown and reopen the government before crossing the historic threshold Tuesday.

Two companies in North Carolina helped pay for President Donald Trump's future ballroom that will seat 999 people.

The former House speaker is expected to make an announcement about her political future after Tuesday's elections.

The head of the Red Cross says history is repeating itself in Sudan's Darfur region after reports of mass killings during the fall of the city of el-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary ...

Zohran Mamdani holds a slim lead over Andrew Cuomo in New York’s high-stakes mayoral race, with Obama’s endorsement energising his campaign as Trump takes fresh swipes ahead of Election Day.

The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration is “considering a radical overhaul” of the refugee system in the U.S. that would, in the publication’s estimation, “favor white ...

Funding has been scaled back to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway facilities open with ...

President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as the government shutdown will soon enter its sixth week. In ...

As people go hungry, does it really make sense for Democrats and Republicans to keep fighting a political battle?

On July 4th, 2026, America will celebrate its 250th birthday. The United States is the world's oldest and still evolving experiment in democracy.