By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Nuclear weapons have not been used in war since 1945, although there have been close calls.

Residents across parts of Chicagoland are picking up the pieces on Thursday morning after a round of storms brought strong winds and heavy rain to the region on Wednesday afternoon.

Flood warnings have been issued for Kansas and Missouri as Tomahawk and Brush Creeks swell, prompting urgent safety alerts and road closures. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Artists braved the elements to paint local landmarks and hidden gems across Noyes Street on Wednesday. The daylong outdoor painting competition kicked off ...

It is becoming apparent that the increase in ticks and tick bites is corresponding to emergency room visits in Chicago and ...

Three homes in the McKinley Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side were damaged when a tree fell on them during a storm, ...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake, ...

Chicago weather forecast Wednesday includes chance of severe storms; isolated tornado possible Wednesday will be very hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s. Between about 3 and 8 p.m., strong to ...

Today is partly sunny and hot! Highs will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with the heat index pushing to around 100!

A clash of air masses on Wednesday will result in the threat of severe storms from Milwaukee and Chicago westward to Denver and the eastern Rockies.

On July 16, 1945, the United States carried out the Trinity test, the world’s first nuclear detonation. Today, 80 years later, the University of Chicago — the site of the first self-sustaining nuclear ...

Two new renditions of Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” memorialize the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test ...