When Teen Chaos Meets a Country Afraid to Say No

How Americans Are Feeling About the U.S. as the Country Turns 250

With the country's landmark Semiquincentennial anniversary approaching, polls show that many Americans are harboring negative feelings about the state of the U.S.––and its future.

America has the chips. Here’s what it’s missing in race with China

As America celebrates 250 years of freedom, the question is whether we can win the global race against China in artificial intelligence, the newest technology. The country that generates the most reliable electricity fastest will train the most powerful models and set technological terms for the rest of the century. China is building dozens of […]

What do people in the US hope for the country's future?

As the US celebrates its 250th birthday, the BBC asked people across the country for their top aspiration.

America at 250: Uniparty fiddles while the country burns

America is the greatest country on earth. That is thankfully still true. But instead of comparing it with other nations, what if we compare it to its […]

Old flame! The Statue of Liberty is the greatest gift one country ever gave another

Lady Liberty is visual shorthand for our dynamic country and its promise of freedom. She isn't merely a stodgy statue mired in another era — she is timeless.

'It's insane': GOP senator says Supreme Court birthright ruling hands China a citizenship loophole

Sen. Eric Schmitt warns the high court's birthright citizenship ruling leaves America vulnerable to China.

Supreme Court Allows Reporter to Be Fined for Failing to Disclose Source

Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her sources for articles she wrote about a scientist who was investigated by the F.B.I.