Seventy-two years ago today, a hall of fame songwriter who penned hits for some of country music's biggest names was born.

Carnegie Hall will present Songs of America, a genre-spanning concert honoring the musical traditions that have shaped the nation. Led by music director Ray Chew, the program brings together artists ...

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced the launch of "America the Beautiful passes," offering digital and physical passes to access our nation’s most prized treasures. The passes are ...

International tourists visiting popular national parks in the US next year will be required to pay additional fees and raised rates on annual passes, the US Department of the Interior announced ...

The National Park Service is introducing a digital annual pass that charges foreign visitors $170 more than United States residents across the federal recreation system. According to a news release by ...

In Washington, a decade of rancorous polarization just gave us the longest ever government shutdown. But one belief has endured on both sides of the aisle: that the world order, built and led by the ...

On President Trump’s architectural agenda. A better question, beyond the hyperbole, bad-faith arguments, and elitist bigotry, is how successful the president’s many cultural and architectural projects ...

Mr. Marche is the author, most recently, of “The Next Civil War.” He wrote from Toronto, where he lives. You may not think of Chubby Checker’s “Let’s Twist Again” as an incendiary political anthem, or ...

Born into unimaginable luxury and showered with honors, the man formerly known as His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York will henceforth be addressed as plain old Mr. Mountbatten Windsor. It’s ...

Over 50 weeks starting in July 2025, "GMA" will visit all 50 states, leading up to the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Each week, a “GMA” anchor or correspondent will visit a new state, ...

“Seven Spanish Angels” is one of the most iconic country duets ever recorded, a truly haunting, Gospel-tinged ballad performed by Willie Nelson and Ray Charles in 1984. The song was written by Troy ...