We’re a diverse people but still a people, not a random aggregation of cosmopolitans.

I was recently in Kansas City. My Uber driver was Jesse — sharp, easy to talk to. He mentioned, almost offhandedly, that his girlfriend’s mother and a close friend had just moved in with them. Between housing costs and gas prices,

A big majority say the nation has succeeded in achieving its founding ideals, at least a fair amount, if not a great deal. But Americans also see a nation facing challenges today, according to CBS News' most recent poll.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rendering of the proposed Great American State Fair. (Freedom250/X) The United States of America will turn 250 years old on July 4, and leaders in Washington, D.C., have been making ...

Organizers for the America 250 celebration touted a slew of plans to commemorate the country’s historic anniversary on July 4, detailing the programs in the works and hinting that more information would become publicly available in the coming weeks.

Fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller is no stranger to the ups and downs of the agriculture industry. But right now, he thinks America is on the cusp of a farm crisis. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As ...

On a recent morning in central Vermont, where I live, it was raining, and the wood frogs had just begun to chorus. The sap run from the maple trees has started to dwindle as the branches begin to bud out. There is a timeless quality to a New England spring ...

In August of 1776, the Revolution in America was almost snuffed out. Earlier that year, 44-year-old George Washington had marched 19,000 ragtag soldiers to Manhattan after forcing a British evacuation of Boston in the months before the declaration.

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A feature celebrating America's diversity suggests why Jews have never fit neatly into the country's categories of ethnicity, nationality and religion.