In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected ...

Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2025 with 55 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, ...

Hinkle Fieldhouse, the nearly 100-year-old home of the Butler Bulldogs, is the subject of the latest episode of Sports ...

As the train pulled out of the Northfield train station on Oct. 5, 1932, Carleton College students chanted and cheered. The ...

The Great Depression stands as the most devastating economic crisis in modern history. It began in 1929 when the rapid […] ...

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Foundation is bringing history to life at the Cedar Rapids Public Library with the traveling ...

Oh how times have changed. Or have they? Take a glance at local stories from years past.

The Gangster Disciples founder speaks publicly for the first time in 25 years. For 23 hours a day, Larry Hoover, the founder of notorious street gang Gangster Disciples, had been sitting in a ...

TODAY: (Updated 2:53 p.m.) President Gerald R. Ford visited the gravesite of former President Herbert Hoover on Oct. 18, 1989. Here is his speech from that day, courtesy of the Herbert Hoover ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear reargument Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, which some commentators say could spell major trouble for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Welcome to Supreme Court ...

Elections must be over before any dependable forecast of the next Roosevelt Budget is available, but last week—with Congress’ return ten weeks off—the President began budget making. Since the next ...