Few American linguistic debates have bubbled quite as long and effervescently as the one over whether a generic soft drink ...

An expert in American dialects explains how a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawned so many names and variations.

With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin ...

In recent decades, American presidential elections have been decided by a small handful of swing states — places where the ...