Examines the build-up to the Civil War: slavery, the Missouri Compromise, abolitionism, and key events like the Dred Scott decision and the election of Lincoln led to secession.

Donation Options Search Search Search Apple’s reliance on a crucial pipeline outside the United States to manufacture iPhones for American customers has thrust the technology giant into the ...

Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates ...

The tit-for-tat trade escalation between the United States and China has dominated news cycles. In the backdrop of rising U.S.-China tensions is another—and potentially just as profound—change ...

Americans generally see their country as respected and powerful on the world stage, but they think the United States’ global influence is waning. How important is it that the U.S. is respected ...

The lawsuit appeals to President Trump to save SS United States as "not just a matter of preserving a historic vessel, but honoring the legacy of American greatness." A motion by Okaloosa County ...

More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. As for humans, 67 people have been infected ...

Using sophisticated opinion polling techniques, a research team from Charles University in Czechia and the London School of Economics measures confidence in the United States, Europe, and Russia about ...

A map published by Earth System Science Data shows the dramatic decrease in forest-covered land in the United States since the ... and urban growth. By 1860, about 153 million acres of forest ...

The 73rd World Health Assembly in November 2020 endorsed a global technical plan to control NTDs, outlining “a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030.” The United States funds ...

Christian Torres/Anadolu/Getty Images President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico in the name of curbing fentanyl flows into the United States. In reality, supplies of ...

The total fertility rate in the U.S. has been below replacement for the past half-century. Childbearing in the U.S. transitioned to later in life and women are having fewer children. Decades of ...