President Trump's missile defense project, called the "Golden Dome for America," aims to protect the U.S. from foreign threats. But it has a steep price and has been criticized by China as threatening ...

The global competition among golf resorts continues to accelerate with the popularity of golf. It’s dizzying but exciting to reflect on the development happening both at golf’s most popular ...

President Donald Trump addressed the nation in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, the conservative activist who was tragically shot Wednesday during an appearance at Utah Valley University. The ...

Kayleigh Ruller is a food and travel writer based in North Carolina with years of hospitality and front-of-house work in restaurants and hotels across the country. Down-to-earth Durham, chock full of ...

Jordyn joined Investopedia in February 2025. She was previously a freelance writer covering lifestyle, entertainment, politics in the Midwest, and more. Getty Images / kate_sept2004 Gen X and ...

What does it mean to be a “best restaurant”? And what to make of a list as wide-ranging as this one? Can a storefront barbecue spot in Kansas specializing in turkey legs sit next to a tiny jewel box ...

Lazard Inc. is expanding its investment banking franchise in North America with two managing director hires, according to people familiar with the matter. Bank of America executives Bill Young and ...

For the fourth year in a row, the richest person in the United States is the South African-born businessman and political figurehead Elon Musk, according to Forbes. Forbes released its annual list of ...

The United States faces an energy crunch of historic proportions. After nearly 20 years of flat demand, electricity use is now growing at its fastest rate since World War II. The U.S. economy ...

Cassie Donegan, Miss New York 2025, was crowned Miss America 2026 on Sunday night at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. Donegan is an actress and singer, as well as the chief operations ...

Writing from Paris, I ponder the notion that, next year, America celebrates its first quarter of a millennium as a republic since declaring independence in 1776. But the more profound and unaddressed ...

Personal-finance website WalletHub has revealed its 2025 rankings for the "happiest" states in the U.S. in a newly published report, with Hawaii ranking top and Nebraska rising to third from ninth the ...