Forty years ago, the Chicago Bears were off to their best start in four decades. The impressive season ended with a Super Bowl win in New Orleans. Here’s a look back at the 1985 season, captured in 10 ...

Inflation makes goods and services more expensive over time, so Social Security benefits receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to compensate. The Senior Citizens Leagues estimates the 2026 ...

Merkur was a failed experiment as far as sales, but the cars were actually pretty cool. The XR4Ti was a sporty coupe aimed at BMW. This example has the stick shift you want, and just 19K miles. At the ...

On November 14, Motley Crue will release a box set edition of Theatre of Pain featuring a previously released live album from their 1985 tour. The 40th anniversary limited edition box set will include ...

Military school cadets carry a Mexican flag during a ceremony marking the 1985 earthquake's 40th anniversary in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Every ...

The popular "I Voted" sticker originated in Phoenix in 1985 to boost afternoon voter turnout for a local election. The Phoenix Board of Realtors created the sticker as a cost-effective way to ...

Barring the most shocking vote in the history of baseball, Paul Skenes will be your NL Cy Young Award winner. The only real question is whether he will win the award unanimously. The Pittsburgh ...

On that day 40 years ago, at 7:19 a.m., a 8.1-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks left the Mexican capital devastated. Official counts put the death toll around 12,000, but the real number ...

Farm Aid was conceived after Bob Dylan made a famous statement at Live Aid a few months prior. Live Aid was a similar benefit concert that used proceeds to benefit charity. That concert, which was ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — All Bill Happel wanted as a kid was to become an Iowa Hawkeye. His dad played football for ...

More than 2 million New Englanders were without power. Howling winds were gusting 115 miles per hour. Hurricane Gloria was dubbed the “storm of the century” when it barreled into Long Island and New ...

Mercedes cars used to be built like tanks, and if you miss the good-old days, you may want to spruce up your life with this stunning 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300 CD. The two-door model is pretty much ...