Mourners brought flowers and laid a wreath on what 14 years ago was fire-charred ground in Clarence Center, where 50 people perished in the crash of Continental Flight 3407.

Over time, the Fourth of July became etched in public memory as the date of independence, largely because it was the day Americans first saw the finished document. It became symbolic, representing the ...

When we think about the visuals that represent America, we might picture the Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagles, the Great Seal ...