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Agent Orange’s lethal legacy: For U.S., a record of neglect

May 13, 2019 at 8:55 p.m.

Part 1 of a Tribune investigation finds that U.S. officials have neglected a lasting problem even as the health fallout has spread. Complete coverage >> In central Indiana, two sisters...

Doctors Mark Geier, left, and Mayer Eisenstein consult with Julie Duffield as she holds her baby Christopher as her son autistic son Michael, 11, plays on the floor in the office at the Homefirst Health Services in Rolling Meadows. (Antonio Perez/Chciago Tribune)

Physician team’s crusade shows cracks

August 19, 2019 at 5:54 a.m.

Dr. Mark Geier has, he says, solved the riddle of autism. He says he has identified its cause and, in the powerful drug Lupron, found an effective treatment -- what...

Physician team’s crusade shows cracks

May 13, 2019 at 9:41 p.m.

Dr. Mark Geier has, he says, solved the riddle of autism. He says he has identified its cause and, in the powerful drug Lupron, found an effective treatment -- what...

Still in search of ‘community’

August 22, 2021 at 9:38 a.m.

Everyone loves a comeback story, one of those made-for-television, inspirational tales of resurrection from the ravages of destruction. Cheering crowds, heroes thrust onto shoulders, heartfelt hugs all around. Real-life comebacks,...

Minnesota’s iconic moose are dying off

August 22, 2021 at 4:50 a.m.

It wasn't long ago that thousands of moose roamed the gentle terrain of northwestern Minnesota, affirming the iconic status of the antlered, bony-kneed beast from the North Woods. In just...

Court won’t review Obama’s eligibility to serve

August 21, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

UPDATE: The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be president because he was a British...

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama a second time in the Map Room of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

In White House, bucks start here

August 21, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

When Barack Obama and his family move into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in January, they won't exactly be living on a pauper's salary, $400,000. The real money, though, could come when...

Surprise toss-up: Indiana

August 22, 2021 at 4:55 a.m.

How odd it looked Friday to see thousands of Hoosiers flock to a noisy Sarah Palin rally in mid-October, in a state where dramatic, coming-down-the-stretch presidential campaigns are almost always...

Great Lakes pact is onstream

August 22, 2021 at 6:46 a.m.

The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval Tuesday to a measure aimed at preventing the distant diversion of water from the Great Lakes, which contain about 20 percent of...

A fight over voting law in swing state

August 22, 2021 at 6:10 a.m.

With the last two presidential elections in Wisconsin decided by razor-thin margins, attorneys will go before a Madison judge this week to argue a case that could affect the voting...

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