Forty-nine members of the police department received $4,211,702 in earnings  — nearly half of the town’s entire payroll.

A European leader whose country is under horrific siege comes to the White House, and during his stay wears not a suit and tie, but informal garb reflecting the military struggle of his nation. You ...

Under the direction of Harry Hopkins, an enthusiastic ex-social worker who had come from modest means, the WPA would spend more than $11 million in employment relief before it was canceled in 1943.