Plagued by wars, political deadlock and social problems, Washington is losing its influence as a global power, observers say.

THIS is the dramatic moment dozens of red balloons filled with natural gas engulfed the air with a huge fireball explosion, ...

The huge blowouts planned for America's 250th birthday likely won’t be as wild as the three-hour firefight with 3,000 Roman candles that broke out ...

Three weeks after evacuating to Italy on a scholarship, every comfort of a safe and normal life only deepens my guilt for ...

Fourth of July this year will be a special one, as Americans across the country celebrate the country’s 250th birthday.

100 YEARS AGO: “Scarcely had the block recovered its customary serenity when Harold Bates’ car, stopped near Water Street, staged a runaway due to the ineffectiveness of the brakes." ...

This annual tradition holds more historical meaning than we give it credit for.

Celebrate Independence Day on July 4 — the federal holiday marking the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence in ...

The Herald & Review has teamed up with Randall Residence of Decatur to open our work to everyone in the community through ...

Before fireworks lit the sky over Newport News, crews worked offshore on a barge, conducting final safety inspections ahead ...

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing astronomers to identify the exploding cataclysmic variable GOTO0650 within ...