Crowds Evacuated as Storms Menace Washington Ahead of Trump Speech
Federal officials ordered thousands of people to evacuate the National Mall in Washington on Sunday night ahead of a presidential...
The City Where You’ll Nearly Always Want a Jacket on the Fourth of July
As much of the eastern half of the country withers in sticky heat on the Fourth of July, San Francisco...
We Hate to Break It to You, but Maybe We’re Not That Polarized
Many Americans fear that the country is coming apart. Approximately half of Republicans and four in 10 Democrats said in...
Justice Department Defends Dropping Charges Against Indian Billionaire
The Justice Department on Saturday forcefully argued that an offer from India’s richest man, Gautam Adani, to invest billions of...
Canada Has a New Obsession: Soccer
For one of the three World Cup hosts, the tournament is over. While Mexico staged the opening game, and millions...
No Weather Could Stop Swifties From Celebrating Her Love
It was a scene that wouldn’t have been out of place in a cinematic Taylor Swift song. There was record...
Democrats Clash With Trump, as Political Tensions Rise on America’s 250th
Patriotism met partisanship as America celebrated its 250th birthday. President Trump used July 4 to mock the Democratic Party and...
Huge Crowds Mass in Tehran for Ayatollah’s State Funeral
Huge crowds of Iranians gathered on Saturday to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an elaborate state funeral...
Prince Harry Will Travel to London, but Without His Family
Prince Harry will travel to the United Kingdom next week for the first time since a fence-mending reunion last fall...
Five Questions That Will Determine America’s Next 50 Years
On this Fourth of July, the United States turns 250. A quarter of a millennium is long enough to make...
Stanley M. Gartler, Pioneer in Cancer Research, Dies at 102
Stanley M. Gartler, a molecular biologist and geneticist who helped provide the first convincing evidence that cancerous tumors develop from...
Fireworks Canceled in Some Western Towns Because of Wildfire Danger
Most years on the Fourth of July, scores of people in the small alpine town of Silverton, Colo., line up...
Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest Captivates Coney Island Despite Heat Wave
In a uniquely American spectacle becoming of the nation’s 250th birthday, the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest took place...
White Nationalists March in Washington Amid 250th Anniversary Celebrations
A large group of masked men wearing the markings of a well-known white nationalist group marched with flags and chanted...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Unite in Marriage
This is a nod to a beloved tradition, written intentionally in the style of a classic New York Times wedding...
