With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just before it became the United States.

On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act, which established Yellowstone as the nation’s first national park. The park’s opening sparked ...

As America celebrates 250 years this year, sixth graders at a Virginia middle school shared with CBS News what they believe makes the U.S. beautiful. Welcome to Greenland, an economy reliant on ...

Longtime Christian music artist Amy Grant has released a new original song reflecting on national division that appears to reference the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and the idealism of the 1960s. ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Neil Young has called out US President Donald Trump for making America a "disaster", and called ...

Netflix's hit animated movie KPop Demon Hunters kicks off the 2026 awards season with two wins at this year's Critics Choice Awards. Golden was named best song and the movie the best animated feature ...

If visiting a national park is on your to-do list for the new year there are some slight changes you may want to be aware of. Beginning Thursday the America The Beautiful passes will now be available ...

JUST HOURS after America captured Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, on January 3rd, President Donald Trump clarified his motivation. “The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust ...

If all goes according to Carolyn Baker's plan, every radio station in America, at the stroke of midnight, on July 4, will simultaneously play Ray Charles' now-famed rendition of "America The Beautiful ...