Alex Lear

Fireworks, parades, baseball, regattas — Americans have always loved celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To mark the country’s 250th birthday this July 4, we dove into our newspapers.com archives to see how we ce... See more

Before White House officials left the presidential palace one recent afternoon, interim President Delcy Rodríguez gave them blue goody bags tagged with her name. Inside was Venezuelan rum for the men and straw beach bags and chocolate for the women. She p... See more

Half his lifetime ago, Joe Rando set his sights on hiking the entire 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia up to his native state of Maine. The Lewiston-born Rando, a businessman-turned-professor now living in Nashville, got especially focuse... See more

Some things are just intrinsically Maine. Lobster rolls. Stephen King. L.L.Bean. And Renys. The chain of department stores, dubbed “A Maine Adventure,” has grown across the state for 77 years and become a staple for Maine residents and visitors alike. But... See more

March 24, 2026 at 3:23pm ET Pentagon to Deploy 3,000 82nd Airborne Soldiers to Gulf Deploying the troops would give President Trump strategic options, but officials caution that a decision to put boots on the ground in Iran hasn’t been made. The Pentagon ... See more