Before the Erie canal was completed in 1825, it could take around three weeks to ship perishable goods between New York and ...

Your bank account doesn’t need to file for bankruptcy just because you want to escape the daily grind for a few hours. Nauvoo, Illinois proves that the best adventures don’t require a trust fund, a ...

The Chicago Department of Transportation has closed three bridges across the Chicago River for reconstruction. With the impact on traffic near downtown, rush hour has drivers seeing red.

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The Biden administration spent four years placing a record level of new regulatory impediments on the nation’s airlines. An analysis by the Office of Management and Budget estimates that Biden’s ...

Funders are increasingly critical to the future of local news. But what’s actually moving the needle? Welcome to Grants that Work, a series focused on innovative funder-newsroom partnerships, projects ...

One of the historical markers near the entrance to The Point in Parkersburg. One of dozens in town. (Photo by Art Smith) We live in an area rich in history. History that is, in many cases, explained ...

Sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are on the way, with some states reporting new work requirements beginning soon. Around 42 million people nationwide receive ...

Funds for two of the nation’s largest infrastructure projects, the Second Avenue subway and Hudson River tunnels, are being held up in apparent attempts to pressure Democrats amid a government ...

On a cloudy Friday morning in August, pickup trucks and Subarus bustled around the Loma boat ramp, dropping off boats and paddlers ready for a weekend of fun on the Colorado River. Not far away, a ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an end to the conflict in Gaza "can be done the easy way or it will be done the hard way," as he urges Hamas to accept ...

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