Imagine your novel about farmers fleeing the high plains during the Dust Bowl is about to be published. But another book — one partially based on your notes — comes out first. It’s John Steinbeck's ...

Chicago has been hit with some strange weather this month, in particular the historic dust storm on Friday evening. Now that the dust has settled, many are wondering just how and why such an ...

CLAYTON — On April 14, 1935, a wall of dust, hundreds of feet high, descended on farms and homes in the Great Plains. People drove as fast as they could to get away from the black clouds or covered ...