Because America's 250th birthday is a special one, here are 50 of the best ways to celebrate the Fourth of July in the St. Louis area.

Daniel Neman writes: I feel like a wily old fish in a calm part of a stream. McDonalds is casting its line toward me, and the bait is a hot apple pie.

The Midwests first Formula One arcade will open on Aug. 14 in River North, bringing an immersive racing experience to Chicago, the company announced Tuesday.The F1 Arcade at 1 W. Grand Ave. will have a 1,500-square-foot rooftop terrace, racing simulators and Chicago-inspired drinks and shared dishes, as well as globally-inspired menu items that include ...

DEAR ABBY: I've been employed at the same company for 17 years. I'm the youngest person in the department, and I love my job and the people I work with. One co-worker I used to be close to has a son the same age as mine, and they did sports together and went to each other's birthday parties. I would invite her over to relax by the pool while our kids ...

Regulations governing data centers vary by location across Minnesota, and now some counties are considering their own policies.

We look at the democratic socialists who are leading some of Americas big cities.

With America celebrating its 250th anniversary, there are many events in Wisconsin that have shaped the country.

A Westfield couple who own a dirty soda trailer is expanding its operations.

The Board approved a bell-to-bell ban for kindergarten through eighth-graders, and a high school ban on phones during classes, assemblies, labs, field trips and passing periods, though use during lunch is allowed.

Dangerous conditions in Lake Michigan led officials in northwest Indiana to suspend the search for child who went into the water at a beach Monday night and didn’t resurface, with four rescue divers sustaining injuries amid high waves and “challenging water conditions.” The incident unfolded about 5:43 p.m. at Washington Park Beach in Michigan ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has taken heat for fumbling legislation aimed at keeping the Bears in Illinois. But the two-term governor is also licking another wound the failure to get his plan overhauling local residential zoning laws passed this spring.Despite investing a significant amount of political capital, Pritzker was unable to overcome local government ...

A reader asks whether anyone tracks forecast accuracy. The answer is more complicated than you might think.

Five of the six met in a candidate forum last week, and a similar forum is planned for Tuesday evening in Spring Green.

Irans president was traveling to Pakistan on Tuesday for talks with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East even as discrepancies were emerging on what had been agreed so far. President Masoud Pezeshkians visit to Islamabad comes as technical teams were working on ...

Some thunderstorms could bring hail Tuesday before a warmer, more humid pattern arrives later this week.

For Patti Smith, the best guidance was something that Davis rarely granted: free rein.

Heat domes happen all over the world, and the one over Europe this week is locking in days of near-record highs across Britain, Spain and France.

Big parts of Europe are under high-level warnings for extreme heat, with forecasters predicting severe weather impact.

Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.

Chinese firms have some of the worlds most advanced technology. But U.S. officials say relying on it could come with a downside.

A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the worlds fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.

In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the Revolution has become dramatically more complex. Can it still inspire us all?