Albany is the capital of New York State and its oldest city. It was first settled in 1614 when Dutch traders built Fort ...

On Jan. 24, 1776, Henry Knox, a bold, portly bookseller and former Bostonian, solved the first problem. Having seized Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, he and his men dragged the garrison’s ...

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill shares his thoughts on the Declaration of Independence and the Founding Fathers' intentions behind their words.

Terri Clark has deep American roots but is so passionate about an independent Canada that this week she got the Kerrisdale ...

We find these truths to be self evident,” is a quote found in our Declaration of Independence. As in so many words so eloquently written when the 13 Colonies said in essence we’ve had enough on July 4 ...

In early March 2025, claims emerged that U.S. President Donald Trump asked advisers about moving the original copy of the Declaration of Independence from its permanent exhibit in the National ...

Although they signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, to sever all ties to Britain - including the monarchy - celebrity-obsessed America cannot get enough of the royal family.

Trump asked his team recently about moving the Declaration of Independence into the Oval Office, The Atlantic reported ...

An Illinois man pleaded guilty Monday to killing seven people and injuring dozens more when he opened fire on a 2022 ...

Since the Hoover-FDR New Deal, members of Congress and presidents from both major political parties have failed to uphold ...

I am especially looking forward to running the 111th Annual Lexington Five Miler, part of the celebration of "the shot fired heard 'round the world." Imagine that the kid born in the inner city of ...

There are plenty of ways to celebrate the Fourth of July from cookouts to hitting the beach and so much more, but across ...