Connected by deep diasporic bonds, communities in the U.S. and Portugal continue to bridge the Atlantic and anchor 230 years ...

With celebrations taking place around the country and further afield, we take a look back at the history of the United States ...

As is our annual tradition, the editorial board presents the Declaration of Independence in lieu of an editorial to mark the nation’s 249th birthday.

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

July 4, 1776 – the 2nd Continental Congress approved the final draft of the Declaration of Independence , as a burgeoning ...

In fiscal 2023, the most recent year for which detailed financial information is available, Medicaid’s net cost was $894.2 ...

The battle site, Riverbend Park, has a history of human habitation dating back 5,000 years. The Second Seminole War was part ...

Uterine cancer incidence and mortality rates are projected to increase significantly over the next three decades in the ...

In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, ...

OUR WORST NATIONAL STAIN also gave rise to our most inspiring mass movement: the civil rights struggle. We were challenged to ...

The new immigration detention center at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades that President Donald Trump visited ...

Venezuela’s July 5 is not about fireworks. It’s about survival, resistance, and the ongoing struggle to build a future rooted in dignity. So while the U.S. celebrates its independence this week, I ...