Independence Day celebrations typically involve the three Ps: parties, parades and pyrotechnics. But during a year when Americans are navigating a global pandemic and a national reckoning on racism, ...

Like the heroine in her 1994 hit song “Independence Day,” Martina McBride has been also known to light up the sky. The country-pop star also known for “Wild Angels,” “A Broken Wing” and last year’s “I ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Honoring the USA on its 243rd birthday. "CBS This Morning" asked Amanda Gorman, the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States, to write a poem ...

Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) was an American poet best known for his poem “Defence of Fort McHenry,” which became the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the national anthem of the United States.

On World Poetry Day, we look at how people are sometimes compelled to express their feelings and ideas through poems. This Tuesday is World Poetry Day, and we are taking note of this day on NPR. May ...