NEW YORK -- A protest against U.S. immigration policy forced the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July, with a group unfurling a banner from the pedestal and a woman holding police ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

NEW YORK -- A protester who climbed the Statue of Liberty's base has been escorted down by police after a roughly four-hour standoff that forced the evacuation of Liberty Island on the Fourth of July.

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

LIBERTY ISLAND, New York -- A construction mishap sparked a propane fire on Liberty Island on Monday afternoon forcing thousands of tourists to evacuate the Statue of Liberty and the island itself, ...

A woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty on Independence Day, leading to all tourists being evacuated, is now in police custody. The woman climbed the pedestal of the statue to its base at about 3:30 ...

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France to commemorate 100 years of Franco-American friendship. The statue also commemorates the centennial of America’s ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A star-studded celebration was held Wednesday night to mark the opening of the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island. The event included a keynote address by Oprah Winfrey ...

Liberty is a word I identify with the United States. It’s not something I had consciously planned. It means more than freedom – it means fighting for your freedom and taking action against those who ...