Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking.

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has stated that democracy in Africa has failed because it does not align ...

Closed since last summer, museum reopens Saturday at Harvey House with new owner and hoopla, columnist David Allen writes.

Congress designated Feb. 22 as a federal holiday in 1879 to celebrate President George Washington’s birthday. In 1971, the ...

Today is Tuesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2025. There are 288 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 18, 1925, nearly 700 people died when the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern ...

In this 20th anniversary season, Allegheny RiverStone for the Arts is proud to bring back to its classical audience the extraordinary keyboard artistry of the Van Cliburn Competition ...

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriela Hailey, a native of Findlay, serves aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ...

Since many states also celebrated Abraham Lincoln's birthday and the new date fell between his and Washington's, some began calling it "Presidents' Day." When nationwide advertisers and ...

to find it early.” DARO is a Lincoln-based company that wants to change how farmers test pig herds for diseases. Previous testing targeted a sample of pigs. DARO aims to test the entire herd.

Less than a week removed from a blizzard that canceled school, Lincoln hit a record high Monday. Lincoln hit a high temperature of 84 degrees Monday afternoon. That broke the record of 78 set in 2014.

A 21-year-old Lincoln woman was arrested Sunday evening after police said she shot a 44-year-old woman in the leg, according to the Lincoln Police Department. At about 6:40 p.m., officers were ...