On a night in which the Knicks were looking for revenge from a Friday thumping, the Bulls were willing participants, ignoring ...

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...

Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman’s heartbroken quote after Game 7 of the World Series wasn’t eloquent, and yet it said so much: ...

While other places in the US are increasingly censuring how they tell their multicultural histories to travellers, one community is highlighting them.

One minor but arresting fact of U.S. history is the huge amount of alcohol the average American consumed in 1830: 7.1 undiluted gallons a year, the equivalent of four shots of 80-proof whiskey every ...

Nations are, as the Anglo-Irish historian Benedict Anderson put it, “imagined communities”; they only exist because we ...

More than 1% of Americans headed west in one of the largest voluntary mass migrations in human history. It helped define who we are as a nation.

President Trump says he "won't be extorted" by Democrats to reopen the government, signaling that he has no plans to negotiate as the government shutdown is set to enter its sixth week.

Despite sporadic staff shortages at air traffic control facilities across the country since the shutdown began, flight ...

Harrison Ford is one of the most experienced American actors. Since he first stood in front of a camera, many occupants of the White House have come and gone. However, for him, Don ...

From elections and scandals to the moments that made history, dive into The Independent’s front pages and see how this week’s stories unfolded through the years ...

There’s no chance for Congress to resolve the shutdown and reopen the government before crossing the historic threshold ...