During Franklin D. Roosevelt's 12 years as U.S. president, cars became far more than just transportation at the White House. They served as symbols of visibility, security, and presidential authority.

FENNVILLE, MI — Developer Dori DePree has begun revitalizing a historic hotel paying homage to the region’s wine-rich heritage. The DePree family of Holland on Tuesday, Sept. 30, began a $4.78 million ...

One of San Diego’s oldest surviving buildings — once rumored to host secret poker games led by Al Capone — has entered a bold new chapter. Formerly the Leland Hotel, the 138-year-old Victorian ...

Feb. 6, 1950, was shaping up to be a characteristically brisk late-winter day in Los Angeles. But something about it didn’t smell right to Mickey Cohen, the former boxer-turned-feared local mobster.

With his famously luxe taste, it only makes sense that Al Capone would have a lavish timepiece to match his equally high-flying lifestyle. One such example of the infamous mobster’s penchant for the ...

Bust-down watches—the rap-world colloquialism for timepieces encrusted in aftermarket diamonds and gemstones—seem like an invention of recent history. In the early 2000s, especially, there was no ...

Al Capone's rise to power is chronicled during Prohibition. Hailed as an anti-hero and feared as a cold-blooded crime lord, Al Capone's bootlegging exploits, celebrity and ruthless activities made ...

Al Capone's Patek Philippe pocket watch will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in June, carrying a pre-sale estimate of $80,000-$160,000. The watch was passed down through generations of the Capone ...

As President Donald Trump called for the reopening of Alcatraz in a Sunday evening Truth Social post, many Americans were reminded of the notorious prison off the coast of San Francisco, California.

From Al Capone to George "Machine Gun" Kelly, more than 1,500 men were incarcerated at Alcatraz during the nearly 30 years it was in operation in the San Francisco Bay. The infamous ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The coffins of Abraham and Mary Todd ...