Special Report
The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest employer in the world, with some 3.2 million people on its books…
While the U.S. has suffered damaging wildfires, droughts, floods, and storms throughout its history, these have generally been less deadly…
Whether they’ve fought in battle zones in far-off lands or stood ready to defend the nation during peacetime, veterans deserve…
One of the main purposes of a regular physical exam — usually annual, especially for adults over 50 — is…
Country music is rooted in a variety of musical traditions, including American and British folk, jazz, blues and rhythm and…
As more people awake to the harsh reality that single-use plastic is a major contributor to global pollution, companies that…
Who doesn’t love a good steak? Well, vegans and vegetarians, maybe, but when dinner time rolls around, there are few…
“The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree.” “Like father, like son” (and presumably “Like mother, like daughter”). “A chip…
The first televised sitcom (short for situational comedy) premiered in 1946 and went by the name of “Pinwright’s Progress.” Chronicling…
Cities large and small alike attract and keep businesses and residents mainly due to several factors: an affordable cost of…
The United States may not be among the leading beer-consuming countries — that’s a list occupied almost entirely by Europe…
Milkshakes became a popular treat in the United States around the beginning of the 20th century and evolved into a…
Powered in equal parts by possibility and imagination, history’s best science fiction is both deeper and broader than first meets…
Almost everyone can relate to coming-of-age stories, which examine the transition we’ve all undergone from child to adult. While countless…
Though often described as a democracy, the United States is actually a constitutional federal republic, a group of states (as…
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