On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...

Speaking at WSJ Opinion Live in Washington, D.C., WSJ Editor at Large Gerard Baker and Texas Senator Ted Cruz discuss the war in Iran, the 2028 Republican primaries, and whether Mr. Cruz would accept ...

President Donald Trump approved a presidential emergency declaration ahead of Super Typhoon Sinlaku’s landfall, at Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero's request. Sinlaku was upgraded to a Category 5 super typhoon ...

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - President Donald Trump approved the federal disaster declaration for Hawaii related to flooding damage caused by last month’s Kona low storms. The decision ensures federal ...

As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial, a new exhibit in Philadelphia is showing off rare printings of the Declaration of Independence. Next to Independence Hall is the American ...

The Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment have been added to the Archives’s rotunda, the first permanent changes there in nearly 75 years. By Jennifer Schuessler The National Archives has ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Gov. Josh Green confirmed he submitted a formal request to President Donald Trump on Monday for a presidential disaster declaration following severe storms that swept across ...

Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer and reports on health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A new exhibit opened on Friday at the Massachusetts Historical Society featuring documents from the United States’ founding, called, “1776: Declaring Independence.” Among the documents ...

An unlikely band of prominent business, religious, government and academic leaders have set aside their political differences and signed on to a new declaration of human rights for the AI age.