To mark 250 years of the United States’ independence, we’re celebrating the grandest, wildest, strangest bits of geography and culture all across an eclectic country. Maine’s rugged Quoddy Head ...

The World Cup has visitors who are in awe of the US. We have our issues but they'd trade places with us in a heartbeat. Let's ...

Language experts say American English developed naturally as settlers from across Britain and Europe mixed, reducing many ...

At 250 years, America’s fault lines are showing. Partisan and regional divisions rival the most intense internal conflicts it ...

I’ve been lucky to be able to escape some of it by living in Amsterdam for the past two years. I’ve gotten accustomed to the ...

The founding of the United States helped reshape the English language, introducing new words and phrases that reflected the ...

On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.

A reader who moved to the U.S. finds dinner party etiquette stressful and different from their home country, where hosts serve guests first and actively offer dishes, and wonders how to navigate ...

When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country. When ...

When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country. When an American co-worker invited me and other friends for dinner with his ...

As the nation marks its 250th year, new national polling shows Americans are increasingly divided over the country’s history, ...

Most of the pastors we are anxious about associating with have not harmed us. They have simply made us uncomfortable, ...