The story of the 13 original colonies is a sweeping saga of ambition, resistance, and transformation that laid the bedrock for the modern United States. What began as a scattered collection of ...

Gregg and Alicia Carbone are transforming their Ramsey, New Jersey, property into their dream home. And we're going to be documenting their journey.

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

It was 249 years ago that our forefathers — yes, it was only men — pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor and signed the Declaration of Independence severing the bonds of 13 colonies ...

The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ties with Great Britain and opened the door for ...

Cedric Mullins crushes a towering two-run home run in the top of the 5th inning to give the Orioles a 3-0 lead ...

Thousands of people were evacuated from hotels and homes overnight after the fire started Wednesday afternoon in the Ierapetra area on the island’s southern coast, officials said.

Yet the Continental Congress — a body of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies (Georgia had not yet dispatched any) — nevertheless claimed to seek reconciliation.

ATLANTA — Trea Turner hit two of Philadelphia’s five home runs as the Phillies broke out of an offensive slump with a 13-0 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Kyle Schwarber, Nick ...

A federal judge has sentenced a Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decomposing bodies to 20 years in prison on federal fraud charges.