The front page of the newspaper is a mark of history. For more than 100 years, the Miami Herald has trumpeted the biggest news: war, disasters, political sagas, hurricanes, sports championships. Miami ...

A historian looks to past eras of crisis to understand how people endured and what their stories reveal about living with ...

The request comes as the Illinois governor and President Trump wage rhetorical battles over immigration enforcement and other issues. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is asking President Donald Trump to ...

The Budget Crunch Is Coming. States Must Adjust Their Spending Accordingly Sorkin Rounds Up the Usual Suspects Washington Is Fighting the Wrong Battle on Health-Care Costs Sometimes enough is enough.

President Trump denied federal disaster aid to thousands of Chicago residents, even though his administration documented extraordinary damage from two major storms this summer. That’s according to ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 23, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The Rouse Simmons, a ship loaded with a ...

One game after going to overtime with the lowly Green Bay Gottliebs the Gophers found themselves in an unexpected rock fight with the perennially lowly Chicago State Cougars on Tuesday night. After ...

“This was preventable,” the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. A loose wire on a container ship and a failure by Maryland officials to conduct a crucial risk assessment ...

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When a royal vessel sank of the coast of Normandy in 1120, it not only claimed hundreds of lives but also set off a succession crisis that changed England forever. King Henry I's only legitimate heir, ...

The 28-mile Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was the product of a monumental feat of engineering that reversed the flow of the Chicago River, but no one can deny it is saddled with a rather unpleasant ...

Cruise ships promise luxury, leisure, and escape—but sometimes, those dreams go disastrously off course. Behind the glossy brochures and endless buffets are stories of chaos, confusion, and survival ...