Welcome to the Fractured States of America. In this series, over the next three weeks, we’ll explore the new landscape of a ...

Corona's Prado Dam mural celebrates a community's patriotism, California brings back EV rebates and more big stories ...

A SkyWest pilot won a pie-eating contest on his day off, while historic bands and reenactors entertained visitors at Stuhr ...

While fireworks and American flags will mark Independence Day across Hawaii, many Native Hawaiians will spend the holiday ...

My 9-year-old son Tayz recently declined his first editorial revision. The piece in question was destined for an elementary ...

My mom had a thick Italian accent and could usually be found rooting around in our family’s vegetable garden sporting a ...

Opinion: The fireworks on the Fourth of July aren't just overhead, but in the ongoing debate over who shapes America's history.

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

The United States 250th birthday is prompting reflection, pride, and mixed emotions during a time of political division.

Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there or that evoke the place in some special way. Our list has rock classics, ...

Veteran broadcaster Harry Smith joins the Des Moines Symphony’s July 3 Yankee Doodle Pops, blending Lincoln, history and ...

It's no mystery why July Fourth is when Americans are at the highest risk of fireworks injuries. Here's how to play it safe.