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CHIP JACOBS, WRITER: It's hard for us to imagine what it was like that day in July 1943. It appeared quite suddenly. CHRISTOPHER WELLS, HISTORIAN: Thick, dark, silvery blue clouds descended over the ...

Despite the U.S. government shutdown, the Education Department will continue to process the FAFSA. If it's your first time ...

Nelson’s crucial oral arguments on Wednesday sought to preserve the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On Wednesday, ...

Our Eugene Sheffer Crossword October 17, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself ...

Sam Rivers, Limp Bizkit bassist and founding member, is dead at 48, the band revealed in a statement calling him a "once-in-a ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...