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As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NPR and Member stations explore ...

The countdown to the 250th anniversary of America’s independence has begun, and museums are already lining up celebrations to mark the milestone. Far from empty flag-waving exercises, these ...

“America is a land of wonders,” wrote Alexis de Tocqueville nearly 200 years ago. For ten months, beginning in May 1831, the French aristocrat explored the nation, touring the cities of Boston, New ...

There’s one superpower that dominates the planet again, and it’s the United States. In just one year in office, President Donald Trump has catapulted the U.S. from a country that seemed on the brink ...

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Among the flurry of executive orders that Donald Trump issued on the first day of his return to office was a peculiar one: to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Claiming to ...

Writing from Paris, I ponder the notion that, next year, America celebrates its first quarter of a millennium as a republic since declaring independence in 1776. But the more profound and unaddressed ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Who gets to be “American”? In the United States, it’s become a fiery political question with life-or-death ...

As a refugee medical examiner for Los Angeles County, I have had the privilege of being the first doctor many new arrivals see in the U.S. In these moments of vulnerability, refugees share not just ...

In its 83-year history, a lot of people have wanted to shut down Voice of America. The U.S. government-funded broadcaster began during World War II, broadcasting in German to provide the German people ...