The federal government has been partially shuttered since Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass budget legislation.

In 2024, federal politicians marked the 10th anniversary of the deadly shooting on Parliament Hill that killed 24-year-old reservist Corporal Nathan Cirillo while he was guarding the Tomb of the ...

The biggest Powerball win in Ohio came in June 2010, when an anonymous winner claimed the $261.6 million jackpot through a blind trust, according to Jackpot.com. The ticket was purchased at a carryout ...

A woman from Connecticut just became the biggest winner in the history of "Wheel of Fortune." Stamford resident Christina Derevjanik won $1,035,155 on the Ryan Seacrest-hosted game show that aired on ...

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua has once again found himself making NFL history by joining a rare club that only includes two other players. With his performance in Sunday’s 27-20 win over ...

1863: The USS Clyde intercepted the schooner Amaranth 30 miles from the Dry Tortugas, sailing from Boston and bound for a southern port with a cargo of sugar, cigars and assorted merchandise. The ...

Arlington resident Cozette Washington turns 100 today (Wednesday) and hasn’t wasted a second. Washington was born in Bayonne, N.J. on Sept. 24, 1925. At the time, clothes were washed on scrub boards ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 22, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. For their representative, the strikers ...

100 Years Ago, 1925: Recognized as a star performer because of her daring feats as an acrobat, Miss Lillian Smith, 16-year-old daughter of Mrs. Agnes Smith, of 31 Waverly Ave., Morton, has been given ...

“Surprisingly, [Theaster’s] exhibition this fall at the Smart, titled ‘Unto Thee,’ is Gates’ first solo museum show in his hometown. For a local artist of his renown, whose fascinating and hard-to-pin ...