Editor's note: This editorial, with modifications, has appeared in previous Fourth of July editions. The story of how the Declaration of Independence came to be says much about the ideals of the men ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — I called my brother, Kevin, to ask if he would spend Independence Day with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and me. Monticello has a new tour focusing on the fond and fractious ...

BRIGHTON, Colo. — Health leaders from Adams and Jefferson counties voiced strong opposition to proposed federal budget cuts for Medicaid during a public meeting held Tuesday at the Adams County ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character: the Virginia aristocrat known as the "man of the people"; the president who simplified the office yet never denied himself a luxury; the slave owner who ...

Adams was the one who asked Jefferson to write the original draft, but he stewed for years about the decision. While he recognized Jefferson's “particular felicity of expression,” he nonetheless ...

In late March, Kurt Graham gave the Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture at Southern Utah University, telling students about his own personal Mount Rushmore, which would feature presidents John Adams, ...

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

Don’t serve him merlot, Frenchies! Adams (center) meets with Jefferson (left) and Franklin. / HBO: Kent Eanes Note: A variation of this piece will run in the issue of TIME on newsstands next week.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 4, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was ...