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Americans haven't elected an independent president since George Washington, but a public turned off by two historically unpopular frontrunners appears more open than ever to the rich crop of wildcards who could tilt the election in 2024.

For a time, the phrase "America First" seemed an artifact of the prewar world. But the idea that the U.S. would do better by holding the rest of the world at arm's length never entirely disappeared.

Societies are robbed of subtlety and depth when racism is conflated with the borrowing of ideas

President Biden passionately urges House Republicans to pass aid to Ukraine. He emphasizes the importance of rearming America and strengthening national se...

Lionel Richie addresses Katy Perry's departure from American Idol, discussing her decision and the future of the judges' table on the popular singing compe...

Learn about the complex history and contemporary debate around the concept of America as a Christian nation. AP and The Conversation US collaboration.

Emma Brown, 30, is executive director of Giffords and plans to mobilize Americans for the 2024 elections around gun safety

It may be more than the $40,000 price tag that's been tossed around, but the Volkswagen Group has big plans for Scout Motors.

In Hackney, the London borough where I live, “hipster” is an essential bit of anthropological vocabulary. For they are everywhere, and come in various subclassifications. But where does this term-of-art, associated closely with East London and the trendier bits of many cities, actually come from? The poppy fields of India,…

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a powerful speech at the Munich Security Conference, addressing global challenges and expressing condolences for the ...

Keith's death shined a new spotlight on his music, particularly political anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," best known for its lyric: "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way."