The event was known as the Great Rappahannock River Rubber Duck Race. It began in the 1990s. In 2001, the 10th annual event occurred at Old Mill Park, with 20,000 rubber ducks released into the ...

Matthew Bunn is a member of the Board of Directors of the Arms Control Association; is a member of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control of the National Academy of Sciences; has ...

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL), one of many candidates speculated to jump into the 2028 presidential race, has his first test of national influence coming this spring: whether he can successfully get his ...

A new Ikea store is opening in Illinois this year as part of the Swedish furniture chain's 2026 planned openings. Ikea announced six openings last year, with an additional four mentioned in its "2025 ...

Mother Nature has a penchant for crashing NASCAR races with rain and weather delays, and Sunday's NASCAR season-opening Daytona 500 could be impacted — but the sport is trying to prevent that. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The competition for a new Bears stadium has reached a boiling point, with cities in Northwest Indiana and even as far as Iowa ...

CHICAGO — More than a century ago, one of the deadliest episodes of violence in Chicago history left 38 people dead and thousands homeless — yet many people have never heard of it. Now, a new project ...

The Bayview Yacht Club has announced its leadership team for the 2026 Bayview Mackinac Race. Mica Reardon was named race chair, and Peter Gerard will serve as the principal race officer for the Port ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. For the first time in 50 years, the Peachtree Road Race has a ...

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett are leading their respective Primary races. Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans $19B, a new ...

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is backing Kennedy family member Jack Schlossberg in an upcoming New York House race, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...