Ace any trivia night with these fun facts about America Fun facts about America that will surprise you Although the United States is only 250 years old, there’s probably a lot you don’t know about it.

Whether you want to test your sports knowledge or simply increase it — or both! — we have just the thing: another installment of The Washington Post’s weekly sports quiz. Click on the answer you think ...

Organizers of the New Year’s Eve Times Square Ball Drop are getting in the revolutionary spirit for 2026. The Post has learned that on July 3, for the first time since the tradition began on New ...

Disneyland annual passholders will want to circle the first few days in April on the calendar if they hope to get reservations for the big three-day Fourth of July party celebrating America’s 250th ...

Neil Dutta, head of economic research at Renaissance Macro Research, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to chat about the state of the housing market. Dutta digs into the challenges facing the market and ...

A closely watched underlying measure of inflation rose 3.1% over the past 12 months, slightly above forecasts. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos breaks down the latest consumer-price index report. Photo ...

Boeing delivered 48 airplanes in July, including 37 737 MAX jets Airbus leads Boeing in deliveries this year with 373 aircraft to 328 Boeing's July deliveries highest since 2017 Boeing continued to ...

The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month and 2.7% on a 12-month basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI ...

BRUSSELS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Last month was Earth's third warmest July since records began and included a record national temperature in Turkey of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), scientists ...

Within a few years of moving to Portland, you start hearing the legends. The Rose City has the most strip clubs per capita (debatably true), and Forest Park is the largest urban park in the country ...

Though it may have been controversial, the July jobs report helped confirm the notion that the U.S. economic engine is sputtering. The weakness in job growth points to an economy that may be slowing ...

Baseball lost a heavyweight this week, as Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg died of cancer at 65. Sandberg didn’t hit home runs like Barry Bonds (282 vs. 762) and he didn’t hit for average ...