NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial ...

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Colonial Americans were drinking coffee long before they dumped tea into Boston Harbor or fought a war for independence. The ...

In Venezuela, international emergency crews — including a team from LA — are working tirelessly to reach people still missing ...

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The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated by Pope Leo for ordaining bishops without his permission. Its issues with the ...

Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed ...

July 4th events for America's milestone birthday are being threatened by a brutal heat wave. And, Russia has struck Ukraine's ...

As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from ...

"I could not believe in the first instance that any human would suspend assistance, particularly life-saving assistance, ...