The pardons may be largely symbolic as none of the people listed were convicted of federal crimes, which the presidential pardon covers.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday she will retire from Congress at the end of the term in January 2027, putting ...

Jamaican officials issued dire warnings Saturday as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, poised to become the strongest storm ever recorded there. Melissa reached Category 4 status Sunday ...

1937 - Casey Stengel is hired as the new manager of the Boston Bees. 1995 - Ryan Klesko homered and Steve Avery allowed six hits over three innings to help the Braves to a 5-2 win over Cleveland in ...

Actress June Lockhart, who played warm-hearted mom Ruth Martin on CBS' "Lassie" and space mom Maureen Robinson on "Lost in Space," which also aired on CBS, has died at 100, her family announced.

The Toronto Blue Jays are playing in their first World Series since 1993. But the moment certainly doesn't appear to be too big for them. Toronto came alive in the sixth inning, bringing nine runs ...

Once Shohei Ohtani homered for the third time — shortly after wrapping up his six scoreless innings on the mound — the superlatives began in earnest. Best baseball performance of all time? Best sports ...

We have officially entered into historic and record-breaking territory with the ongoing federal government shutdown. As of Monday, Oct. 20, it's now the third-longest shutdown in our country's history ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The theater planned a move to the ...

The fiddle is often used as an accent in songs and less as the central instrument. However, there are a few country songs that give the fiddle the spotlight. Find four of the most essential fiddle ...

In the sunset season for the concrete cathedral so often overflowed with as many as 80,000 passionate patrons, WIVB News 4 Buffalo is taking a daily look back over 400 games played in the Orchard Park ...

100 Years Ago, 1925: Miss Dorothy Tomlin, 17 years old, a freshman at Swarthmore College, died yesterday as a result of attending an oyster supper given by a fire company of Barnsboro, N.J., three ...