Jill Lepore A staff writer covering history and politics.

Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the ...

Analysts warn this trend is spreading fast: UBS estimates that AI-linked debt is now growing by $100 billion per quarter.

Donut sales in America are up — way up. Nearly $4 billion worth of fried dough changed hands last year, proof that no matter how many diets come and go, no matter how many oat-milk smoothies promise ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. A slim majority of Americans, 53%, disapprove of President Donald Trump demolishing the ...

From Guatemala to Panama, Central America’s seven nations share deep ties in history, geography, and culture. This episode explores how Spanish colonial rule, volcanic landscapes, and modern ...

Four years of conflict between North and South reshaped the United States forever. In just one minute, this video highlights the causes, the major battles, and the outcome of the American Civil War — ...

Will Anderson Jr. scored one touchdown as one of the most decorated players in Alabama’s football history. On Monday night, he got a touchdown in the NFL, too, as a defensive end for the Houston ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — After the first 'No Kings' rally just four months ago, the national Indivisible group put together another demonstration to show their discontent with President Trump's policies.