When we fire up the grill on the Fourth of July, few of us take time to consider what “independence” is all about. We live in the land of liberty. We celebrate freedom. But independence? The ...

My, oh my, how summer flies! It seems like just yesterday we were (at least I was) grumbling about the cold weather that simply wouldn’t abate. In fact, it was one of the coldest winters and ...

In a world where parents prefer unique baby names with meaningful origins, there’s no better source of inspiration than the land of the free and home of the brave.

As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, spend 2025 visiting these 12 Revolutionary War sites in New ...

Over the course of many months, the Founding Fathers would work on the Declaration of Independence until it was officially ...

In a 2020 speech celebrating Independence Day at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Trump first announced his plans to create ...

between 6:00 AM and 12:00 noon, in connection with rehearsals for the 77th National Independence Day celebrations.

We are proud to offer the Goodspeed's-Sang-Streeter copy of the July 1776 Essex broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence. “An expression of the American mind," according to Thomas ...

Editor’s note: Find the latest updates about the Independence apartment fire that killed a family of four here. Residents scrambled to safety after a kitchen fire rapidly spread early Wednesday ...

A MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFED THIS BUILDING AT INDY RIDGE APARTMENTS IN INDEPENDENCE. DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE ALSO WITHOUT A HOME NOW. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM NEWS CHOPPER NINE, WHICH WAS ALSO ABOVE THE ...

Sotheby's A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch between $2 and $4 million. Dated to July 1776, this edition ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo ... along with the weather conditions. “It’s a sad day for the community. We will pull together. We will be here all day. From here on out, we are going to focus on ...