Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, died at the age of 65. Fairytale of New York, his most famous song, is a Christmas ...

USA TODAY goes to Wyoming's Wind River Reservation to hear the challenges and the pride of being Indigenous in America.

Explore the unique holiday traditions of John Jones, Olu Butterfly Woods, and Claudia Thorne, who celebrate Kwanzaa and Christmas. Learn about the significance of traditions and their impact on mental ...

WASHINGTON — It's been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It's no longer the ...

I prize my trips into Amish country, where the pace of life slows and the lack of “stuff” has real allure.

Across the country, Indigenous people are taking a more active role in managing their land—and in doing so, protecting the ...

The return of President-elect Donald Trump’s “America first” foreign policy marks the start of a new era in the relationship between the U.S. and Europe, with significant implications for ...

When I first saw the Electoral College map after the election last month, with 31 states in bright red and only 19 states in blue, I thought, "This is what America feels like to me." Donald Trump ...

His thoughts on readying America for the next global contagion are blunt and severe. “Effective pandemic preparedness,” he wrote on social media in January. “Step 1: Fire all the people ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. That first US tour and the special relationship between The Beatles and America are explored in depth by the new documentary Beatles ’64.

Her students - and their music - come from places like Africa and South America, along with Indigenous ... "The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and musicians with whom we work, we are going ...

President-elect Donald Trump has long embraced the phrase “America First” in dealing with foreign policy. This theme started during his first campaign, and he doubled down in 2024. It is true that the ...