“Another Vietnam.” The phrase gets dusted off whenever a foreign conflict starts to look unwinnable, the casualty count climbs, and the news coverage turns hostile. It has been applied to Iraq, ...

The Springsteen Center's "Chimes of Freedom" exhibit highlights the power of song in American life from "Yankee Doodle" to "Streets of Minneapolis." ...

One hundred thirteen years ago today, the 1940s country star and Grand Ole Opry favorite who died with Patsy Cline while ...

From Edison and Robeson to Streep and Brunson, meet 100 Central Jersey residents whose achievements shaped America and the ...

In a country as sprawling and diverse as America, there are, of course, many different songs that reflect the country on a large scale. For some, songs in the American folk tradition strike a chord, ...

Canada's Guess Who has been through a lot during its 60 years, from the hit-filled late 60s and early 70s through membership changes and a rancorous legal battles that's finally given control of the ...

According to researchers at Imperial College London, humans shed around 200 million skin cells each hour—and they have to go ...

So what is America? On a single Friday in April, we carried pen and camera from sea to shining sea to find out.

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. In a country as ...

After years in prison, the Toronto native came to New York and led the brassy rock outfit on “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die” and “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.” By Mike Barnes Senior Editor David ...