1776: IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was as much economic as political, resisting the mercantilist system favored by the British. That same year, Adam Smith published “The Wealth of ...

President Trump’s military campaign has killed at least 57 people in the waters off Central and South America. The strikes ...

The government shutdown could reach the longest-ever by Election Day. How long have the longest shutdowns lasted? Reasons? Cost? See the history.

Ancient seas left an expanse of rolling gypsum dunes known as White Sands in New Mexico, and within this surreal landscape lies evidence that humans have roamed the Americas for at least 20,000 years.

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald ...